tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post114608855311884952..comments2024-02-12T09:07:37.691-06:00Comments on I am doing the best I can: An editorial admission from the very white girlDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-19960133927992433892006-12-14T23:22:00.000-06:002006-12-14T23:22:00.000-06:00According to Wikipedia, a shiv and shank can be in...According to Wikipedia, a shiv and shank can be interchangeable, but if you want absolute accuracy, a shiv was once made from the shank of a boot (a metal piece). So, shank is also a noun.<br /><br />And don't apologize for being white. It isn't racist to be OK or even proud to be white.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146250048866827982006-04-28T13:47:00.000-05:002006-04-28T13:47:00.000-05:00I love learning! Cue "The More You Know" music...I love learning! Cue "The More You Know" music...Fraulein Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973894650450550769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146191256513839232006-04-27T21:27:00.000-05:002006-04-27T21:27:00.000-05:00You know, as soon as you said "shiv", I was like "...You know, as soon as you said "shiv", I was like "yeah, that's right, that's it", but before that? I was totally with you, I knew what you meant when you said how to make a shank.Mommygothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584517101798904292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146171509654772442006-04-27T15:58:00.000-05:002006-04-27T15:58:00.000-05:00no inadvertant search for "how to make a skank"? ...no inadvertant search for "how to make a skank"? cuz that would make for some interestin readin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146152478952928982006-04-27T10:41:00.000-05:002006-04-27T10:41:00.000-05:00I'm the opposite of wordgirl, I knew shank but not...I'm the opposite of wordgirl, I knew shank but not shiv. <BR/>Someone got shanked at my high school graduation. Right in the middle of the M's. True story.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13754249936855622982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146147215926568132006-04-27T09:13:00.000-05:002006-04-27T09:13:00.000-05:00I thought the noun was shiv. But who was I to cor...I <I>thought</I> the noun was shiv. But who was I to correct the wife of a black man who really ought to know what she's talking about?Julie Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386446012443269817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146111965123209922006-04-26T23:26:00.000-05:002006-04-26T23:26:00.000-05:00I was really hoping you would clear this up Dawn. ...I was really hoping you would clear this up Dawn. No member of Phi Delta Badass should confuse the verb and the noun in gettin respect. ;)Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334552523048470954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146110472988429052006-04-26T23:01:00.000-05:002006-04-26T23:01:00.000-05:00Man, and just yesterday I was telling this store c...Man, and just yesterday I was telling this store clerk to go shiv herself. I guess I should have said go shank yourself.Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245436504933052526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146109396964698632006-04-26T22:43:00.000-05:002006-04-26T22:43:00.000-05:00Thanks for that valuable bit of info. If I ever sh...Thanks for that valuable bit of info. If I ever shank someone with a shiv, I'll know to use the terms corrently when I plead innocent in a court of law. heehee.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527762200993175239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146095903427070732006-04-26T18:58:00.000-05:002006-04-26T18:58:00.000-05:00I thought a shank was a cut of meat.Does this mean...I thought a shank was a cut of meat.<BR/><BR/>Does this mean you are home from the mecca of the wrongly clothed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146095405699171782006-04-26T18:50:00.000-05:002006-04-26T18:50:00.000-05:00Oz gave me the shivers. Prison break. Haven't watc...Oz gave me the shivers. Prison break. Haven't watched it. I always thought a shank was a penis.<BR/><BR/>What the hell do I know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146095067422974452006-04-26T18:44:00.000-05:002006-04-26T18:44:00.000-05:00LMFAO- well right on. now we know. although i thi...LMFAO- well right on. now we know. although i think i knew this before because i'm psychotic. I LOVE PRISON BREAK!j.sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704830625784773198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146093215542585252006-04-26T18:13:00.001-05:002006-04-26T18:13:00.001-05:00Oh, I loved Oz. What a great show. Prison Break, n...Oh, I loved Oz. What a great show. Prison Break, not so much, but I'm just not into drama these days. But when I think of all the times I misused those terms (shiv/shank), all I can say is THANKS DAWN!MrsFortunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326242993598760618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1146090225715108502006-04-26T17:23:00.000-05:002006-04-26T17:23:00.000-05:00You learn something new every day.You learn something new every day.mamatuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692442843330582571noreply@blogger.com