Bruce routines

[Henry M]

I stand corrected. Part of why I don't spend much time in the South: 
I don't understand Southern, a-and Southern don't understand me.

> From:          <LBernier at tribune.com>
> Date:          Mon, 24 Feb 1997 16:02:35 -0600
> Subject:       Re[2]: Bruce routines
> To:            pynchon-l at waste.org

>      No, the word is Nigra, which, as you yankees obviously don't know, is 
>      simply Southern for Negro.  
>      
>      Jean.
>      
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: Bruce routines
> Author:  "Henry M" <gravity at nicom.com> at Internet_tco
> Date:    2/21/97 10:46 PM
> 
> 
> Well sure, he does say "nigra." He's Trying to say negro! But the 
> word he's having a hard time escaping would be "nigger." And yes, 
> there's a lot of LB on CD. Perhaps even the excellent, fomer 3 
> record, In Concert, or was it Live at the Curran Theater: post bust, 
> no "bits."
>      
> On 21 Feb 97 at 14:49, MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu wrote:
>      
> > >From Henry:
> > 
> > >Sure. Any comic could do it, no matter the race. That routine makes 
> > > fun of a president who grew up using the word "nigger" trying to
> > >learn the word of the day that his handlers are insisting on. 
> > >Doesn't stereotype a race, does it? 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > If memory serves, it's not *nigger* he keeps slipping into, but 
> > *nigra*--which is the heart
> >  of the humor, IMO.  That perfect little touch, unless my memory's 
> >  failed again.  How can 
> > I listen to this bit?  Did any of Bruce get onto CD, audiophiles? 
> > 
> > john m
> > 
> > 
>      
> AsB4
>      
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