Where have all the Gertrudes gone?

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June 3rd, 2014 at 6:17:15 PM permalink
Evenbob
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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Quote: Wizard
I still have never knowingly seen a Gypsy.


Now you know what's being said about you
in Vegas, when you're seen on the the uni.
Dang gypsies..

If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
June 3rd, 2014 at 7:26:38 PM permalink
Pacomartin
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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Quote: Wizard
I still have never knowingly seen a Gypsy.



I'm surprised you haven't seen the Gypsy Kings from southern France with ethnic roots in Spain prior to the civil war in 1930's. Supposedly a million of the three million of them now live in the USA.

The language has grammatical characteristics of Indian languages and shares with them a big part of the basic lexicon, for example, body parts or daily routines

One of my favorite songs
June 4th, 2014 at 6:53:52 AM permalink
chickenman
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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Quote: Beethoven
I cringed when my cousin named her daughter "Alexis".

Back then I knew a guy who named all his kids "A-names" and predictably the final one was Alexis.
He's everywhere, he's everywhere...!
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