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Robert Louis Stevenson transfers his birthday to a 12-year old girl.
JakobVirgil · 4522 days ago · link ·
- And in consideration that I have met H. C. Ide, the father of the said A. H. Ide, and found him about as white a Land Commissioner as I require;
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JakobVirgil · 4522 days ago · link ·
that is mighty white of you for noticing.
it even feels creepy in jest.
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incidently - I heard a small-town cowboy type say that (mighty wight for you) a few years ago... and when I inquired what he meant by that, he answered - "Mighty wide of you... you know... wide open... giving a wide berth... open minded. open hearted. polite. kind."
And he was genuinely sincere that he was saying "wide" and that he would never say "white". I don't know if he misheard it when he was younger, and used it as some kind of kind thing to say as a gesture of appreciation, or if THAT is the real meaning and others have misheard it and used it as "white". A quick google search seems to indicate that he misheard and has been innocently misusing the phrase...
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JakobVirgil · 4522 days ago · link ·
We have birthday laws for a reason buddy.
There would be chaos if we just had them willy nilly.