"White flight" is the flight of white folks out of
urban neighborhoods turning black. I saw a lot of that
in Chicago back in the 60s.
Hal
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On Oct 11, 2008, at 9:54 PM, andrew burke wrote:
> I've heard of a 'white knuckle flight', but not a 'white flight'.
> What's
> that? Andrew
>
> 2008/10/12 Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Amazing Interludes
>>
>>
>> 1.
>>
>> Looking far down the street,
>> the American lady made discreet
>> inquiries as to reproductive technologies.
>>
>> 2.
>>
>> Her friend Henri often noted
>> that it was harder to tell blacks from whites
>> on radio than on TV.
>>
>> 3.
>>
>> Henri had a cousin named Germaine
>> who'd never even heard the term
>> "white flight."
>>
>> 4.
>>
>> The American lady had a lovely shell, rising
>> above the vegetable soup
>> simmering on the stove.
>>
>> 5.
>>
>> Henri recites Sun Tzu on the both the advantages
>> and dangers
>> of "accessible" ground.
>>
>> 6.
>>
>> Perhaps a thousand men hide in a row
>> of poplars,
>> guarding their lines of communication.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hal
>>
>>
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