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katy
 
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Scotty wrote:
Claimed that the word 'gyp' is a derivative from the word 'Jew.
Anyway, we were kids, didn't stop using the word.

Scotty


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That's bizarre... Did you ask why?

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"Scotty" wrote in message
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When I was a kid, my Mom lectured me one time after I used


the

phrase, ''that's a gyp. She explained that a good friend of


ours

was Jewish and she felt that was derogatory to Jews.
I think some people are just too sensitive.


Scotty






Gyp=gypsy=Rom