Bob Nelson
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A buddy of mine lent me a copy of his HBO special back in high school. I was watching it at about 2:00 in the morning and I woke my parents up I was laughing so hard. Normally that would be enough to get my parents riled ( old people don't like gettng woken up in the middle of the night) but they came downstairs and actually watched the last half of the tape and were laughing right along with me...
Anyway, I've never seen anything by him since and I can't find a copy of his act. But I've remembered it all these years. Anyone heard of him? And do you by any chance have a copy of his routine?
Anyway, I've never seen anything by him since and I can't find a copy of his act. But I've remembered it all these years. Anyone heard of him? And do you by any chance have a copy of his routine?
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Turns out, he's slumming in Branson, MO. Poor guy. But he is selling DVDs of that act I was looking for "Nelson Schmelson" from 1992. So I bought one to help the guy out.
Turns out, he's slumming in Branson, MO. Poor guy. But he is selling DVDs of that act I was looking for "Nelson Schmelson" from 1992. So I bought one to help the guy out.
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Incidentally, I typed the correct spelling of that offensive word into Google Images and got back some fairly strange stuff.
I also read an interesting sidenote in one of the articles that said the Mirriam/Webster dictionary no longer associates that word with persons of Equatorial descent in their definition. Which raises my eyebrows about the intentions of a dictionary's publisher in terms of political correctness. Hmmm.....
I also read an interesting sidenote in one of the articles that said the Mirriam/Webster dictionary no longer associates that word with persons of Equatorial descent in their definition. Which raises my eyebrows about the intentions of a dictionary's publisher in terms of political correctness. Hmmm.....
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It's just, if the word means something historically, whether it's good or bad, then how can Merriam Webster up and decide the word no longer means that just because it's offensive to people? It's not really their call to make is it?
Here's the Link
And here's the passage in question.
In 2003, the fight to correct the shameful availability of this word has had positive results. Recently Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), gave a speech at Virginia Tech. There everyone was informed that a landmark decision was made with the people at Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Recognizing their error, beginning with the next edition the word nigger will no longer be synonymous with African-Americans in their publication.
Here's the Link
And here's the passage in question.
In 2003, the fight to correct the shameful availability of this word has had positive results. Recently Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), gave a speech at Virginia Tech. There everyone was informed that a landmark decision was made with the people at Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Recognizing their error, beginning with the next edition the word nigger will no longer be synonymous with African-Americans in their publication.
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