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Was interested in this book, but it insulted my intelligence by assuming that I too am a whiney-*** liberal who thinks the world owes me a living. The cracks about 9/11 "fear-mongering" are especially pungent. What, the authors think all of us were having our hair done that day, and missed the fact that terrorists attacked us.No, thanks.
This book was a great buy and has some funny slang words in it. I would buy from this user again.
I like this book because I have teens so this book gives me insite to a different lingo.
Between this and "Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined", these snapshots of popular culture and webculture are, even if debatable on certain entries, key in understanding the way people think nowadays. They may seem irrelevant now, but even in a few decades, they will provide a major source for linguistic research.
This is a great book for those who have no idea what is being said on MTV, VH1, or BET. I can now decode hip-hop songs and rather than just going along with what is being said (because I had no clue what "skeet-skeet" meant), I can now decide for myself whether it is something I want to support.
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