Which reminds me of a navy experience; We had a coon ass named Thibodeaux in the shop. He was talking one day and he dropped the N word a few times. Also in the shop was N****n, a young black man from DC, and H****n, an older black man from Mississippi. When Thibodeaux did his thing, everyone stopped talking and looked around apprehensively. It was H****n who broke the tension by laughing at loud. He pointed out to us how we all looked when we heard that word. Looking at N****n, I don't think he knew how to react but Herron was a few years older. I ended up dating H****n's niece when we both ended up in New London, but her family didn't like that.
Originally Posted by the_real_Barleycorn
Very cool vignette. Just be careful about any revealing information.
For some reason this reminds me of a basic training story where my smart-ass might have gotten my dumb-ass kicked.
Somebody was talking about how much they missed their girlfriend back home while the squadron was making their hospital corners. Just on a whim, I said out loud that she was probably banging his brother.
Another in the squad said if I said that about him, he would have kicked my ass. Not everybody can take a joke. That's just how we talked in my neighborhood. Bustin' balls, if you will.
Just wanted to share.