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To: maro

“Ich bin ein Berliner” comes to mind. “I am a doughnut.”


8 posted on 08/15/2024 1:13:36 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Conjugate the verb ‘to be’ in Ebonics.

I be.
He be.
She be.
They be.


13 posted on 08/15/2024 1:20:05 PM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

FWIW, it’s pure mythology that the JFK’s audience snickered about his doughnut “mistake.” They didn’t.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-does-everybody-think-jfk-said-im-jelly-donut-180963779/


22 posted on 08/15/2024 1:48:13 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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