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1. There are plenty of ways to enter a pool. The stairs is not one of them.

2. Never cancel dinner plans by text message.

3. Don’t knock it ‘til you try it.

4. If a street performer makes you stop walking, you owe him a buck.

5. Always use ‘we’ when referring to your home team or your government.

6. When entrusted with a secret, keep it.

7. Don’t underestimate free throws in a game of ‘horse’.

8. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

9. Don’t dumb it down.

10. You only get one chance to notice a new haircut.

11. If you’re staying more than one night, unpack.

12. Never park in front of a bar.

13. Expect the seat in front of you to recline. Prepare accordingly.

14. Keep a picture of your first fish, first car, and first boy/girlfriend.

15. Hold your heroes to a high standard.

16. A suntan is earned, not bought.

17. Never lie to your doctor.

18. All guns are loaded.

19. Don’t mention sunburns. Believe me, they know.

20. The best way to show thanks is to wear it. Even if it’s only once.

21. Take a vacation of your cell phone, internet, and TV once a year.

22. Don’t fill up on bread, no matter how good.

23. A handshake beats an autograph.

24. Don’t linger in the doorway. In or out.

25. If you choose to go in drag, don’t sell yourself short.

26. If you want to know what makes you unique, sit for a caricature.

27. Never get your hair cut the day of a special event.

28. Be mindful of what comes between you and the Earth. Always buy good shoes, tires, and sheets.

29. Never eat lunch at your desk if you can avoid it.

30. When you’re with new friends, don’t just talk about old friends.

31. Eat lunch with the new kids.

32. When traveling, keep your wits about you.

33. It’s never too late for an apology.

34. Don’t pose with booze.

35. If you have the right of way, take it.

36. You don’t get to choose your own nickname.

37. When you marry someone, remember you marry their entire family.

38. Never push someone off a dock.

39. Under no circumstances should you ask a woman if she’s pregnant.

40. It’s not enough to be proud of your ancestry; live up to it.

41. Don’t make a scene.

42. When giving a thank you speech, short and sweet is best.

43. Know when to ignore the camera.

44. Never gloat.

45. Invest in good luggage.

46. Make time for your mom on your birthday. It’s her special day, too.

47. When opening presents, no one likes a good guesser.

48. Sympathy is a crutch, never fake a limp.

49. Give credit. Take blame.

50. Suck it up every now and again.

51. Never be the last one in the pool.

52. Don’t stare.

53. Address everyone that carries a firearm professionally.

54. Stand up to bullies. You’ll only have to do it once.

55. If you’ve made your point, stop talking.

56. Admit it when you’re wrong.

57. If you offer to help don’t quit until the job is done.

58. Look people in the eye when you thank them.

59. Thank the bus driver.

60. Never answer the phone at the dinner table.

61. Forgive yourself for your mistakes.

62. Know at least one good joke.

63. Don’t boo. Even the ref is somebody’s son.

64. Know how to cook one good meal.

65. Learn to drive a stick shift.

66. Be cool to younger kids. Reputations are built over a lifetime.

67. It’s okay to go to the movies by yourself.

68. Dance with your mother/father.

69. Don’t lose your cool. Especially at work.

70. Always thank the host.

71. If you don’t understand, ask before it’s too late.

72. Know the size of your boy/girlfriend’s clothes.

73. There is nothing wrong with a plain t-shirt.

74. Be a good listener. Don’t just wait for your turn to talk.

75. Keep your word.

76. In college, always sit in the front. You’ll stand out immediately.

77. Carry your mother’s bags. She carried you for nine months.

78. Be patient with airport security. They’re just doing their jobs.

79. Don’t be the talker in a movie.

80. The opposite sex likes people who shower.

81. You are what you do, not what you say.

82. Learn to change a tire.

83. Be kind. Everyone has a hard fight ahead of them.

84. An hour with grandparents is time well spent. Ask for advice when you need it.

85. Don’t litter.

86. If you have a sister, get to know her boyfriend. Your opinion is important.

87. You won’t always be the strongest or the fastest. But you can be the toughest.

88. Never call someone before 9am or after 9pm.

89. Buy the orange properties in Monopoly.

90. Make the little things count.

91. Always wear a bra at work.

92. There is a fine line between looking sultry and slutty. Find it.

93. You’re never too old to need your mom.

94. Ladies, if you make the decision to wear heels on the first date, commit to keeping them on and keeping your trap shut about how much your feet kill.

95. Know the words to your national anthem.

96. Your dance moves might not be the best, but I promise making a fool of yourself is more fun then sitting on the bench alone.

97. Smile at strangers.

98. Make goals.

99. Being old is not dictated by your bedtime.

100. If you have to fight, punch first and punch hard.

100 questions

‎1. What's your middle name? Michael

2. What are you listening to right now? nothing

3. What was the last thing you ate? pizza pizza

4. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? samantha

5. Do you drink? i have and will again

6. Do you smoke? i smoke cigars

7. What is the first thing you noticed in someone? how they act towards something that cannot return the same thing thats given to them

8. What is your hair color? black

9. What is your eye color?

brown 10. Do you wear contacts/glasses? no, but i should be

11. Dogs or cats? both

12. What's your favorite animal? honey badger

13. What's your favorite television show? ESPN(anything on it)

14. What's your favorite movie? The Warriors or The Big Lebowski

15. What's your favorite band/singer? Led Zeppelin

16. How old are you? 42

17. Do you have a crush on anyone? Yes

18. What's your sexual orientation? Straight

19. What's your favorite color? i love green

20. What was your most embarrassing moment? oooh there are too many to list here

21. Do you ever wish you were someone else? no...i have a hard enough time being me

22. What were you like when you were a kid? i was outgoing and i loved playing baseball

23. What would your dream house be like? one giant mancave

24. What last made you laugh? a joke i told...how do you organize a party in the universe??....you planet.

25. What is your favorite word? werd.

26. What is your least favorite word? blah

27. What turns you on? big boobs

28. What turns you off? people with alterior motives

29. What is your star sign? cancer

30. What are your favorite books? Catcher in the Rye

31. Do you have any siblings? no

32. Do you like to dance? i ve been known to cut a rug

33. What is your definition of cheating? doing something wrong when you are conscious that it is wrong and do it anyway

34. Have you ever cheated on someone? no

35. Do you regret anything? yes

36. Do you have any phobias? no

37. Ever broken any bones? no

38. Ever come close to death? yes and its very scary

39. What is your religion, if any? im a Spiritualist

40. Have you ever been to a psychiatrist/therapist? yes

41. Are looks important in a relationship? no, not at all

42. Are you more like your mom or your dad? i would think my grandfather since my parents didnt raise me

43. What is your favorite season? Summer

44. Do you have any tattoos? no but i want one

45. Do you have any piercings? no

47. Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character? no thats silly

48. Who is your celebrity crush? yes....Salma Hayek

49. Are you a virgin? hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahh!!!!!!!!!!*cough*hahahahahahhhahahahahahhahahaha!!!!!!!,,,ok i ll stop now

50. Do you get jealous easily? no its a wasted emotion

51. What is your favorite type of food? italian

52. Do you ever want to get married? see answer #49

53. Who was your first kiss with? my h s g/f

54. Have you ever been cheated on? not that i know

55. What is your idea of the perfect date? whats that??

56. Are you an introvert or an extrovert? extrovert

57. Do you believe in aliens or life on other planets? i do

58. What talent do you wish you'd been born with? playing a musical instrument

59. What is your saddest memory? my grams dying

60. Do you believe in love at first sight? yes

61. Do you believe in soul mates? yes they exist

62. Have you ever dyed your hair? nooooooooo

63. Has someone ever spread a nasty rumor about you? all the time

64. Would you go against your moral code for money? nah i can make it easier

65. What are three things most people don't know about you? i have 6 fingers,,,,lol ....i have 6 toes and 3 arms

66. Who are you jealous of? nothing

67. Do you sleep with a stuffed toy? no

68. How long was your longest relationship? 6 years

69. Is the glass half empty or half full? if its beer its empty

70. What is the sexiest thing someone could ever do for/to you?... thong..elbow length satin gloves and high heels...you figure  out the rest....

71. Who is your most loyal friend? Marcus

72. Are you in a relationship? not yet

73. If you have a boyfriend/girlfriend, what is your favorite thing about him/her? see #72

74. Are you a bad person? im superbad

75. Are you a lover or a fighter? lover

76. What did you do on your last birthday? had a party

77. What is your favorite quote and why? those who stand for nothing, fall for anything--Malcolm X

78. If your best friend died, what would you do? be pissed

79. If you had to go back in time and change one thing, what would it be? nothing

80. If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you do? whatever i wanted

81. What is the strangest dream you've ever had? cant remember

82. Are you happier single or in a relationship? it depends

83. Who were you in a past life? i was a Hun

84. What is your happiest childhood memory? getting a trophy for baseball

85. Have you ever experienced unrequited love? no

86. Have you ever had an imaginary friend? no

87. If you were the president, what would you do? make marijiuana legal

88. What is your ideal career? radio dj

89. What is your political affiliation? independent

90. Are you conservative or liberal? neither

91. Is the male or female body closest to perfection? the female body is perfect

92. Do you like kissing in public? yeppppp

93. If you could change one thing in the world, what would you change? hunger..no one should go hungry

94. Where would you like to live? South Beach

95. Where would you go on your dream vacation? Australia (again)

96. Describe yourself in one word. superbad

97. Describe yourself in one sentence. really???

98. Where do you see yourself in five years? 47 yrs old

99. What is your greatest accomplishment? living as long as i have

100. What is the meaning of life? the #42

going home

I will be going home to NYC for a week starting Monday the 11th and will be gone for 5 days to attent my great aunts funeral.....text me if you have it...i will be off and on frequently after the funeral on Wednesday, so if you want to hit me up that would be nice...i know alll you non-talkers might text but if you dont thats cool too.....

Justice Served!!!!!!!!

Collier County, Florida -- Have you heard the one about a homeowner foreclosing on a bank?

Well, it has happened in Florida and involves a North Carolina based bank.

Instead of Bank of America foreclosing on some Florida homeowner, the homeowners had sheriff's deputies foreclose on the bank.

It started five months ago when Bank of America filed foreclosure papers on the home of a couple, who didn't owe a dime on their home.

The couple said they paid cash for the house.

The case went to court and the homeowners were able to prove they didn't owe Bank of America anything on the house. In fact, it was proven that the couple never even had a mortgage bill to pay.

A Collier County Judge agreed and after the hearing, Bank of America was ordered, by the court to pay the legal fees of the homeowners', Maurenn Nyergers and her husband. 

The Judge said the bank wrongfully tried to foreclose on the Nyergers' house.

So, how did it end with bank being foreclosed on?  After more than 5 months of the judge's ruling, the bank still hadn't paid the legal fees, and the homeowner's attorney did exactly what the bank tried to do to the homeowners. He seized the bank's assets.

"They've ignored our calls, ignored our letters, legally this is the next step to get my clients compensated, " attorney Todd Allen told CBS.

Sheriff's deputies, movers, and the Nyergers' attorney went to the bank and foreclosed on it. The attorney gave instructions to to remove desks, computers, copiers, filing cabinets and any cash in the teller's drawers.

After about an hour of being locked out of the bank, the bank manager handed the attorney a check for the legal fees.

"As a foreclosure defense attorney this is sweet justice" says Allen. 

Allen says this is something that he sees often in court, banks making errors because they didn't investigate the foreclosure and it becomes a lengthy and expensive battle for the homeowner. 

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BITCHES!!

I HAVE A NEW CELLPHONE #...ANY ONE THAT WANTS IT.....SEND ME A PM AND I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU(IF YOU WANT)..IF NOT YOU SUCK BALLS!!!

 

 

AT&T and Deutsche Telekom have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of T-Mobile USA for $39 billion in cash and stocks. The combined customer base of this upcoming behemoth will be 130 million humans, though the agreed deal will have to pass the usual regulatory and closing hurdles before becoming complete. The two companies estimate it’ll take them 12 months to get through all the bureaucracy — if they get through, the proposed network merger will create a de facto GSM monopoly within the United States — but we don’t have to wait that long to start discussing life with only three major US carriers. AT&T envisions it as a rosy garden of “straightforward synergies” thanks to a set of “complementary network technologies, spectrum positions and operations.”

One of the other big benefits AT&T is claiming here is a significantly expanded LTE footprint — 95 percent of Americans, or 294 million pops — which works out to 46.5 million more than AT&T was claiming had it gone LTE alone. Of course, T-Mobile has never put forth a clear strategy for migrating to LTE, suggesting that AT&T plans on using the company’s AWS spectrum to complement its own 700MHz licenses as it moves to 4G. You might be groaning at the thought of yet another LTE band, but it’s not as bad as you might think: MetroPCS already has a live LTE network functioning on AWS, so there’s precedent for it. For further details, hit up the gallery below, the Mobilize Everything site, or the official press release after the break.

In the event of the deal failing to receive regulatory approval, AT&T will be on the hook for $3 billion to T-Mobile — a breakup fee, they call it — along with transferring over some AWS spectrum it doesn’t need for its LTE rollout, and granting T-Mo a roaming agreement at a value agreeable to both parties.

Update: TmoNews obtained a copy of Deutsche Telekom’s press release regarding the deal — it looks like the German company will be getting $25 billion in cash and $14 billion in stock, giving it an 8 percent stake in AT&T when all is said and done. Read the full document after the break.Read More

WTF!!??!?!?!

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – The more, the merrier is certainly true for Ziona Chana, a 66-year-old man in India's remote northeast who has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren -- and wouldn't mind having more.

They all live in a four storied building with 100 rooms in a mountainous village in Mizoram state, sharing borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, media reports said.

"I once married 10 women in one year," he was quoted as saying.

His wives share a dormitory near Ziona's private bedroom and locals said he likes to have seven or eight of them by his side at all times.

The sons and their wives, and all their children, live in different rooms in the same building, but share a common kitchen.

The wives take turns cooking, while his daughters clean the house and do washing. The men do outdoor jobs like farming and taking care of livestock.

The family, all 167 of them, consumes around 91 kg (200 pounds) of rice and more than 59 kg (130 pounds) of potatoes a day. They are supported by their own resources and occasional donations from followers.

"Even today, I am ready to expand my family and willing to go to any extent to marry," Ziona said.

"I have so many people to care (for) and look after, and I consider myself a lucky man."

Ziona met his oldest wife, who is three years older than he is, when he was 17.

He heads a local Christian religious sect, called the "Chana," which allows polygamy. Formed in June 1942, the sect believes it will soon be ruling the world with Christ and has a membership of around 400 families.

(Reporting by Biswajyoti Das, editing by Elaine Lies)

 Good for him, I guess......LOL

George Washington's name is inseparable from America, and not only from the nation's history. It identifies countless streets, buildings, mountains, bridges, monuments, cities — and people.

In a puzzling twist, most of these people are black. The 2000 U.S. Census counted 163,036 people with the surname Washington. Ninety percent of them were African-American, a far higher black percentage than for any other common name.

The story of how Washington became the "blackest name" begins with slavery and takes a sharp turn after the Civil War, when all blacks were allowed the dignity of a surname.

Even before Emancipation, many enslaved black people chose their own surnames to establish their identities. Afterward, some historians theorize, large numbers of blacks chose the name Washington in the process of asserting their freedom.

Today there are black Washingtons, like this writer, who are often identified as African-American by people they have never met. There are white Washingtons who are sometimes misidentified and have felt discrimination. There are Washingtons of both races who view the name as a special — if complicated — gift.

And there remains the presence of George, born 279 years ago on Feb. 22, whose complex relationship with slavery echoes in the blackness of his name today.

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George Washington's great-grandfather, John, arrived in Virginia from England in 1656. John married the daughter of a wealthy man and eventually owned more than 5,000 acres, according to the new biography "Washington: A Life," by Ron Chernow.

Along with land, George inherited 10 human beings from his father. He gained more through his marriage to a wealthy widow, and purchased still more enslaved blacks to work the lands he aggressively amassed. But over the decades, as he recognized slavery's contradiction with the freedoms of the new nation, Washington grew opposed to human bondage.

Yet "slaves were the basis of his fortune," and he would not part with them, Chernow said in an interview.

Washington was not a harsh slaveowner by the standards of the time. He provided good food and medical care. He recognized marriages and refused to sell off individual family members. Later in life he resolved not to purchase any more black people.

But he also worked his slaves quite hard, and under difficult conditions. As president, he shuttled them between his Philadelphia residence and Virginia estate to evade a law that freed any slave residing in Pennsylvania for six months.

While in Philadelphia, Oney Judge, Martha Washington's maid, moved about the city and met many free blacks. Upon learning Martha was planning one day to give her to an ill-tempered granddaughter, Judge disappeared.

According to Chernow's book, Washington abused his presidential powers and asked the Treasury Department to kidnap Judge from her new life in New Hampshire. The plot was unsuccessful.

"Washington was leading this schizoid life," Chernow said in the interview. "In theory and on paper he was opposed to slavery, but he was still zealously tracking and seeking to recover his slaves who escaped."

In his final years on his Mount Vernon plantation, Washington said that "nothing but the rooting out of slavery can perpetuate the existence of our union."

This led to extraordinary instructions in his will that all 124 of his slaves should be freed after the death of his wife. The only exception was the slave who was at his side for the entire Revolutionary War, who was freed immediately. Washington also ordered that the younger black people be educated or taught a trade, and he provided a fund to care for the sick or aged.

"This is a man who travels an immense distance," Chernow said.

In contrast with other Founding Fathers, Chernow said, Washington's will indicates "that he did have a vision of a future biracial society."

Twelve American presidents were slaveowners. Of the eight presidents who owned slaves while in office, Washington is the only one who set all of them free.___

It's a myth that most enslaved blacks bore the last name of their owner. Only a handful of George Washington's hundreds of slaves did, for example, and he recorded most as having just a first name, says Mary Thompson, the historian at Mount Vernon.

Still, historian Henry Wiencek says many enslaved blacks had surnames that went unrecorded or were kept secret. Some chose names as a mark of community identity, he says, and that community could be the plantation of a current or recent owner.

"Keep in mind that after the Civil War, many of the big planters continued to be extremely powerful figures in their regions, so there was an advantage for a freed person to keep a link to a leading white family," says Wiencek, author of "An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America."

Sometimes blacks used the surname of the owner of their oldest known ancestor as a way to maintain their identity. Melvin Patrick Ely, a College of William and Mary professor who studies the history of blacks in the South, says some West African cultures placed high value on ancestral villages, and the American equivalent was the plantation where one's ancestors had toiled.

Last names also could have been plucked out of thin air. Booker T. Washington, one of the most famous blacks of the post-slavery period, apparently had two of those.

He was a boy when Emancipation freed him from a Virginia plantation. After enrolling in school, he noticed other children had last names, while the only thing he had ever been called was Booker.

"So, when the teacher asked me what my full name was, I calmly told him, `Booker Washington,'" he wrote in his autobiography, "Up from Slavery." Later in life, he found out that his mother had named him "Booker Taliaferro" at birth, so he added a middle name.

He gives no indication why the name Washington popped into his head. But George Washington, dead for only 60-odd years, had immense fame and respect at the time. His will had been widely published in pamphlet form, and it was well known that he had freed his slaves, Thompson says.

Did enslaved people feel inspired by Washington and take his name in tribute, or were they seeking some benefits from the association? Did newly freed people take the name as a mark of devotion to their country?

"We just don't know," Weincek says.

But the connection is too strong for some to ignore.

"There was a lot more consciousness and pride in American history among African-Americans and enslaved African-Americans than a lot of people give them credit for. They had a very strong sense of politics and history," says Adam Goodheart, a professor at Washington College and author of the forthcoming "1861: Civil War Awakening."

"They were thinking about how they could be Americans," Goodheart says. "That they would embrace the name of this person who was an imperfect hero shows there was a certain understanding of this country as an imperfect place, an imperfect experiment, and a willingness to embrace that tradition of liberty with all its contradictions."

Many black people took new names after the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the black power movement, says Ira Berlin, a University of Maryland history professor who has written books on the history of African-Americans.

"Names are this central way we think about ourselves," Berlin says. "Whenever we have these kinds of emancipatory moments, suddenly people can reinvent themselves, rethink themselves new, distinguish themselves from a past where they were denigrated and abused. New names are one of the ways they do it."

But for black people who chose the name Washington, it's rarely certain precisely why.

"It's an assumption that the surname is tied to George," says Tony Burroughs, an expert on black genealogy, who says 82 to 94 percent of all Washingtons listed in the 1880 to 1930 censuses were black.

"There is no direct evidence," he says. "As far as I'm concerned it's a coincidence."

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Coincidence or not, today the numbers are equally stark. Washington was listed 138th when the Census Bureau published a list of the 1,000 most common American surnames from the 2000 survey, along with ethnic data. The project was not repeated in 2010.

Ninety percent of those Washingtons, numbering 146,520, were black. Only five percent, or 8,813, were white. Three percent were two or more races, 1 percent were Hispanic, and 1 percent were Asian or Pacific Islander.

Jefferson was the second-blackest name, at 75 percent African-American. There were only 16,070 Lincolns, and that number was only 14 percent black.

Jackson was 53 percent black. Williams was the 16th-blackest name, at 46 percent. But there were 1,534,042 total Williamses, including 716,704 black ones — so there were more blacks named Williams than anything else.

(The name Black was 68 percent white, meaning there were far more white Blacks than black Blacks. The name White, meanwhile, was 19 percent black.)

Many present-day Washingtons are surprised to learn their name is not 100 percent black.

"Growing up, I just knew that only black people had my last name," says Shannon Washington of New York City. Like many others, she has never met a white Washington.

She has no negative feelings about her name: "It's a reflection of how far we've come more than anything. I most likely come from a family of slaves who were given or chose this name."

As the creator of advertisements, events and http://www.parlourmagazine.com, she works with many Europeans, who often ask how she got her name. She plans on keeping it when she gets married, and likens her attachment to that of some black people for racist memorabilia like mammy dolls and Jim Crow signs.

"I don't exactly love it," she says of her name, "But I have to respect it."

Marcus Washington never thought much about his name as one of the few black people working in the overwhelmingly white William Morris talent agency. That changed after he filed a $25 million lawsuit in December accusing William Morris of racial discrimination.

"I'm sure that for some people there, my name triggered the thought that I was African-American, and automatically triggered biases that resulted in me not being given a fair shot," he says.

One 2004 study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business found that job applicants with names that sound white receive 50 percent more callbacks than applicants with "black" names.

The study responded to real employment ads with more than 5,000 fictitious resumes. Half the resumes were assigned names like Emily Walsh; the other half got names like Lakisha Washington. After calculating for the difference in resume quality, the study concluded that "a white name yields as many more callbacks as an additional eight years of experience on a resume."

But what about those 8,813 white Washingtons? What is their experience?

For the family of 85-year-old Larry Washington, who traces his family tree back to England in the 1700s, the experience has changed over the years. (He says he is not related to George, who had no children.)

When he moved to New Jersey in 1962 to teach at a college there, Larry Washington's family tried to scout housing over the phone, but nothing was ever available. "When we showed up, there were plenty of houses," he recalls. After that, he taught his six children to always apply in person.

Over the years, his name made him sensitive to racism: "We just simply recognized these things, and had full sympathy with the people who were really black and getting the real treatment."

His son Paul, who in the 1970s worked for a temporary agency in Long Island, NY, says people in the offices where he was assigned always betrayed their relief when he turned out to be white. He experienced housing discrimination into the `80s, but says that no longer happens.

He is now a geology professor who has lived in ten states from Louisiana to Pennsylvania. Sometimes he wonders if his name helps him get interviews at colleges looking to recruit a rare black geologist, and if it hurts him when the college discovers that he is white.

Paul's children have had much different experiences — like his 25-year-old daughter, an English professor who teaches foreign students, whose new pupils are always amazed to meet someone with "the ultimate American name."

When Paul's brother Larry Jr. was recently traveling through customs in Japan, the inspector looked at his passport and said, "Oh, Mr. Washington!"

"His politeness and the number of times he bowed clearly indicated that he thought I was the member of a very important family," Larry Jr. recalls.

His sister Ida, a veterinarian who lives in Seattle, says she has never experienced discrimination due to her name as an adult. She is married, but uses Washington as her professional name.

"It's very distinctive. I use it with a certain amount of pride," she says.

Back in high school, she became fascinated with black history. "I think my name has made me much more aware of what African-American folks struggle with. I feel in tune with them."

Perhaps her sentiments bring the name full circle — from blacks making a connection to the greatest white Washington to a white person choosing a name associated with blackness.

"I find it touching that freed blacks wanted to identify with the American tradition and the American dream," says Chernow, the biographer. "It makes a powerful statement."

"I have to think," he says, "that George Washington would be very pleased that so many black people have adopted his name."

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Jesse Washington covers race and ethnicity for The Associated Press. He is reachable at jwashington(at)ap.org or http://www.twitter.com/jessewashington.

 

What say you ladies and gents out there....Interesting yes?

Stolen from CrazyLips

1. First thing you wash in the shower?

My hair.

2. What color is your favorite hoodie?

White

3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?

Maybe.

4.Do you plan outfits?

it depends on where im going

5. How are you feeling RIGHT now?

horny

6. Whats the closest thing to you thats red?

im sitting on it, my red sectional couch with ottoman

7. Do you say aim or a-i-m?

aim.

8. Tell me about the last dream you remember having?

I dont remember many dreams...unfortunately

9. Did you meet anybody new today?

I see new people all the time in the business i work in

10. What are you craving right now?

Sex.

11. Do you floss?

Yes.

12. What comes to mind when I say cabbage?

Its gotta be with corned beef...

13. When was the last time you talked on aim?

Whats aim?

14. Are you emotional

at times i can be....                                                                                                                                                               

15. Would you dance to the taco song?

What is the taco song?

16. Have you ever counted to 1,000?

No.

17. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it?
Lick..

18. Do you like your hair?
i need a haircut


19. Do you like yourself?

Sometimes.

20. Have you ever met a celebrity?

yes....believe it or not I met Eddie Murphy in the bathroom at Carolines Comedy Club in Manhattan

21. Do you like cottage cheese?

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

22. What are you listening to right now?

Music on my computer

23. How many countries have you visited?

More than i can remember, being that i spent 8 years in the US Navy

24. Are your parents strict?

No.

25. Would you go sky diving?

Yes.

26. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush?

No...hell no...did i say hell no????

27. Would you throw potatoes at him?

I might get arrested if i do that...but it would be funny as hell

28. Is there anything sparkly in the room you’re in?

me.


29. Have you ever been in a castle?
No.

30. Do you rent movies often?

redbox is a dollar a day....yup.


31. Who sits in behind you in your math class?

no one

32. Have you made a prank phone call?

No.

33. Do you own a gun?

No.

34. Can you count backwards from 74?
Seriously???


35. Who are you going to be with tonight?

thats none of your business


36. Brown or white eggs?

All eggs.


37. Do you own something from Hot Topic?

yup....i just wish they made larger sizes for dudes like me


38. Ever been on a train?

Yes.

39. Ever been in love?

Once.

40. Do you have a cell-phone?

Not yet.

41. Are you too forgiving?

Yes.

42. Do you use chap stick?

No.

43. What is your best friend doing tomorrow?

I dont know....i havent spoken to him in a week....which reminds me i have to call him

44. Can you use chop sticks?

Yes

45. Ever have cream puffs?

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!

46. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect?

No

47. What was the last question you asked?

what????

48. What was the last CD you bought?

Rick Ross-Deeper Than Rap

49. Boys or girls?

women, as often as possible

50. What is your bus number for school?

this is the dumbest question ever

51. Is your hair curly?

yes

52. Last time you cried?

Dunno. I didnt even cry at my grandmothers funeral.

53. Ever walked into a wall?
no


54. Do looks matter?

You cannot motorboat  a personality

55. Have you ever bought anything from Pac Sun?

No.

56. Have you ever slapped someone?

Yes, and i enjoyed evey minute

57. Favorite time of the year?

Summer

58. Favorite color?

Green

59. Are you sarcastic?

Shit yeah

60. Do you have any tattoos?

none, yet

61. The last person you held hands with?

Helping a child across a parking lot with his mom at work

62. Do you sleep with the TV on?

it happens

63. Where was your default picture taken at?

Down by the river

64. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people?

Nah.


65. Do you like your life right now?

I need more money


66. How often do you talk on the phone?

Not as much as id like


67. What is your favorite animal?

Lion

68. What was the most recent thing you bought?

A package of pens

69. Do you have good vision?

Yes.

70. Can you hula hoop?

No.

71. Could you ever forgive a cheater?

I have before...dunno if i will again

72. Do you have a job?

yes

73. Can you handle the truth?

Sometimes.

74. What are you wearing?

does underwear count as clothing?

75. Have you ever crawled through a window?

If i told you that, id have to kill you

Stolen from KLover

Opening credits: Green Onions -Booker T and the MG's

Waking up:  I Feel Good- James Brown

Average day:  Crazy Train- Ozzy Osbourne

.00First date:   Drop Dead Legs- Van Halen

Falling in love: Crash Into Me- Dave Matthews Band

Love scene:  Lets get it on- Marvin Gaye

Fight scene:  Let the Bodies hit the Floor- Drowning Pool

Breaking up:  Love Stinks- J.Geils Band

Getting back together:  Still in love with you- Al Green

Secret love:   Distant Lover- Marvin Gaye

Life's okay:  3 Little Birds- Bob Marley

Driving:   Thunderkiss '65- Rob Zombie

Learning a lesson:   Changes - David Bowie and Freddy Mercury

Deep thought:  My Philosophy- Boogie Down Productions

Flashback:  No escapin this- The Beatnuts

Partying:  Where'd you get your funk from- Parliament Funkadelic

Regret: Little Lion Man- Mumford and Son

Long night alone:   I wish it would rain- The Temptations

Death scene:  Black- Pearl Jam

Closing credits: People Get Ready- Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

 

Breaking down: Tearz-  Wu-Tang Clan

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