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To: wardaddy
cracker is one of those depends how it's used words...sorta....archaic like mulatto which I use but some eschew

You hear "cracker" used around central Florida some, mostly in it's historical context. Supposedly the term was applied to the cowherders of the mid-19th century and was evoked by the sound of their whips as they drove the cattle through the scrub to market. Today it's generally used to describe an old country boy - someone who would be called a hillbilly if there were any hills around here.

406 posted on 03/06/2006 6:23:41 PM PST by CFC__VRWC ("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
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To: CFC__VRWC
Today it's generally used to describe an old country boy - someone who would be called a hillbilly if there were any hills around here.

Interesting. Wonder what the teacher meant, since the students live in a large city. Oh, the teacher is Vietnamese, if that matters.

407 posted on 03/06/2006 7:03:59 PM PST by Netizen
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