The Loony Bin
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Sun, 2 Feb 1997 00:53:52 +0000
Hiya Loonies... Some of you across the pond will have heard of Ebonics, the name given to a certain popular minority type of speech that has been recognised by some major institutions over there. For many over here, this will be new... Wishes & Dreams... - ANDREA xx ***<andrea@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk>****<ajc6@ukc.ac.uk>*** ***<bloodaxe@geocities.com>***<bloodaxe@bigfoot.com>*** *** *** *** THE LOONY BIN *** *** loonies@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk *** *** Archive: http://eleceng.ukc.ac.uk/~pjw/loonies/ *** *** *** *******************Internet Goddess******************** **********************ANDROMEDA************************ ------- Forwarded foolishness follows ------- No doubt some Bible societies will feel compelled to publish a new translation of the Holy Scriptures in the newly discovered language of Ebonics. Here's a head start for them. EBONICS ENGLISH Big Daddy's Rap The Lord's Prayer Yo, Bid Daddy upstairs, Our Father, who art in heaven You be chillin Hallowed be thy name So be yo hood Thy Kingdom come You be sayin' it, I be doin' it Thy will be done In this here hood and yo's On earth as it is in heaven Gimme some eats Give us this day our daily bread And cut me some slack, Blood And forgive us our trespasses Sos I be doin' it to dem dat diss me As we forgive those who trespass against us Don't be pushing me into no jive And lead us not into temptation And keep dem Crips away But deliver us from evil 'Cause you always be da Man For thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever. Aaa-men Amen