Comments on: Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields. Sold in a market down in New Orleans. http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/ It rankles me when somebody tries to tell somebody what to do. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:10:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Alex http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413281 Alex Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:01:28 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413281 @Matt I
Dictionary’s all well and good for vocab, but Ebonics has got grammar too. Tenses are completely different to standard English.

]]> By: croaker http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413093 croaker Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:29:26 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413093 @10 http://www.hulu.com/search?query=THe+Wire&st=1

]]> By: B http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413078 B Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:29:55 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413078 Wow. There is bottomless potential for someone to fuck with the DEA, here.

Never prevent your enemies from doing something that is expensive and ineffective.

]]> By: The Department of Justice Wants to Hire Ebonics Translators Who Will Give Them The Translation They Want | Popehat http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413072 The Department of Justice Wants to Hire Ebonics Translators Who Will Give Them The Translation They Want | Popehat Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:17:22 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413072 [...] Plenty of people have been having some fun with the news that the Justice Department is seeking qualified Ebonics translators. The Department of Justice is seeking to hire linguists fluent in Ebonics to help monitor, translate, and transcribe the secretly recorded conversations of subjects of narcotics investigations, according to federal records. [...]

]]> By: André http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413064 André Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:53:30 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413064 Most of the people who can speak ebonics know what happens to narcs, though.

]]> By: Marty http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413060 Marty Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:06:05 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413060 #10 | Andrew Williams-

That WAS June! I completely missed that… crazy.

]]> By: A Uhmerricun http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413053 A Uhmerricun Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:47:28 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413053 All y’all savages realize y’all speak yankee (pirate) english and not civilized british english?

]]> By: Hunter http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413047 Hunter Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:35:04 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413047 Has to be said.

Stewardess, I speak jive.

]]> By: Mike Leatherwood http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413037 Mike Leatherwood Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:00:02 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413037 Ebonics? Really?
*Facepalm*

]]> By: Bryan http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413036 Bryan Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:24:37 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413036 Direct TV 101 network is replaying the Wire. Uncensored with no commercial breaks. They also have Friday Night Lights before NBC airs it.

Although I still think about cancelling every day since they no longer have the Tivo DVR receivers.

]]> By: JS http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413030 JS Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:45:00 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413030 Damn don’t they have any southern boys in their unit?

]]> By: Ermkay Holtra http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413027 Ermkay Holtra Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:36:29 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413027 Surely the DEA has someone amongst their ranks that will proudly step forward and claim authority and expertise in ebonics, while having no background, talent, ability or knowledge.

Happens with medicine all the time. Makes you wonder why people go through 10 years of med-school when they can spend 6 weeks at a drug-thug training facility and apparently have the same level of expertise that MDs can claim.

]]> By: Nando http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413024 Nando Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:20:45 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413024 Seeing as it’s the combination of Ebony and Phonics (i.e. the way black people talk), I always thought that Ebonics was a disparaging term, invented by the KKK or some other racist bastards.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413019 Stephen Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:37:37 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413019 OT but interesting.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/0824dnmetgardrugs.27f5e83.html

Sort of in the “man bites dog” category.

Judge doesn’t believe cop!

]]> By: Matt I. http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413018 Matt I. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:31:31 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413018 It’s called urbandictionary.com, DEA.

]]> By: Andrew Williams http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-413011 Andrew Williams Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:57:01 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-413011 #2 Congrats! I’m definitely gonna have to start getting cable again when my cash flow problem is resolved.

(Yes I know The Wire is off the air, but there’s so much good shit coming up on cable that it actually seems to me like it would be worth it to sign up.)

And thanks for the Airplane! clip. Beaver’s Mom speaking jive always makes my day.

]]> By: ED http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-412999 ED Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:07:52 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-412999 This reminds me of, I believe, Jacob Sullum’s comment on recruiting by FBI, DEA, ATF, and the rest of the alphabet soup in his drug book. By insisting on squeaky-clean agents, i.e. no “practical” drug experience, they miss a substantial part of the upper tail of the distribution of ability. Curiosity, even in drug use, is significantly correlated with high ability. I suspect they are not recruiting former hoodlums who could be useful, if only for their language skills.

]]> By: Pinandpuller http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-412992 Pinandpuller Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:58:55 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-412992 I’ve been working in Bordeaux (north Nashville) for the past month and I came across “Col’dranks”. This seems to be a unique north Nashville black term for coke, pop, soda etc.

Oh and speaking of-I swear to God someone took an order for U-neequa tonight. Swear. To. God.

]]> By: Freelancer http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-412986 Freelancer Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:49:29 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-412986 Damnit, beat to the punch.

]]> By: Howlin' Hobbit http://www.theagitator.com/2010/08/23/gold-coast-slave-ship-bound-for-cotton-fields-sold-in-a-market-down-in-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-412985 Howlin' Hobbit Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:47:30 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=17488#comment-412985 Silly me. I thought that Ebonics had been scoffed into oblivion.

That story about Prez on The Wire reminds me of Whoopi Goldberg in “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” plaintively saying, “Mick! Mick! Speak English, man!” as she tries to decipher the lyrics from the title tune.

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