http://cominganarchy.com/2005/02/24/ebonics-lesson/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:19:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/02/24/ebonics-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-67329 lirelou Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:48:55 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/02/21/ebonics-lesson/#comment-67329 Max, Right on yer, Mate! It never hurts to check the facts. And thank the Big Ranger that Snopes takes the time to do so. Max, Right on yer, Mate! It never hurts to check the facts. And thank the Big Ranger that Snopes takes the time to do so.

]]> http://cominganarchy.com/2005/02/24/ebonics-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-67128 Max Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:17:03 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/02/21/ebonics-lesson/#comment-67128 As funny as this is, sadly it's been going around the 'net as a student's answer to an Ebonics Translation Competition (at a SCHOOOL????) since 1997. Come on, folks...what school would ever attempt such a thing, considering how quickly they'd get sued for it! It's actually a comedy routine by Bill Maher and has nothing to do with any contest, nor was it written by a student, but rather it was penned by a professional comedian. See www.snopes.com for more As funny as this is, sadly it’s been going around the ‘net as a student’s answer to an Ebonics Translation Competition (at a SCHOOOL????) since 1997. Come on, folks…what school would ever attempt such a thing, considering how quickly they’d get sued for it! It’s actually a comedy routine by Bill Maher and has nothing to do with any contest, nor was it written by a student, but rather it was penned by a professional comedian. See http://www.snopes.com for more

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