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AngryOldDem

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Fri Jan-14-05 05:44 PM
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25. One African-American's experience

Edited on Fri Jan-14-05 05:44 PM by AngryOldDem

This was related to me.

This guy was mowing his front yard one day when a white guy pulled up (older) and asked how much he charged to do lawn work. Apparently, the white guy thought there was no way an African-American could own the house.

The guy politely set him straight by saying that it was his house, but that he knew of some kids who did yard work -- would he like their phone numbers? The white guy, embarrassed, apologized profusely. Apologies were accepted, with the man going away with a good lesson learned.

EDIT: Fix spelling

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