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May 10, 2005
code talkers, (side/)walk walkers
The verbal exchange portions of transactions are a touch codified and scripted, of course with the permission of a wide range of options and mods in all registers, but what’s not approved is an unwavering beacon of constancy and sternly addressed. For ex, to determine and plan for quantity needs of the customer, the question is (almost) always, “What you got?” (see, now you the one holding, the one charged with possession, heh) and not “What you need?”
When I first got asked “What’s good?” I thought it functioned the same way, as another DL alternative to an explicit inquiry. But I don’t know, now I think it’s more akin and functionally equivalent to “What’s up?” But it’s that unique position I’m in again shunting my knowledge acquisition. Never in a larger group, always only with the asker, so never have heard the answer. No model, no example. No other context, always in the same place, doing same thing, in same one act play, another night. There’s simply no way to figure it, pick it. What do I do, say, Uh, what do you mean [are you hearing the classic AfAm comedic nerdy tight ass highpitched nasaled out depiction of the white male adult voice here?] when you say “what’s good” Rich?” A humbler man would do it and know there was nothing wrong with that, that it don’t make you stupid or uncool. But this man won’t. He’ll be a stubborn proud fool instead.
Posted by peligrito at May 10, 2005 4:16 AM
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