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2006-01-25 Home Front: WoT

Would-be Boomer Befuddled by Bay Ridge Osama

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Posted by growler 2006-01-25 11:29|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Bay Ridge? Used to be heavily Scandanavian. My folks were born there. My grandparents are now spinning in their graves."

hasnt been mainly Scandinavian in years, though theres still Lutheran old folks home, I think. When i grew up nearby, it was mainly Irish and Italian. I havent been to Bay Ridge lately, but have been to Sunset Park, which is mainly Chinese, Dominican, and muslim - recall Atlantic Avenue has been muslim for some time (theres also a big Bangladeshi concentration over at Church avenue) So I guess BR has become heavily Chinese and Muslim.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-01-25 12:48|| 2006-01-25 12:48|| Front Page Top

#2 The suspect who had been living as an illegal alien in Jackson Heights, Queens, at the time proclaimed he was "ready for jihad," the papers said.

Thank-you immigration enforcement.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-01-25 13:34|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-01-25 13:34|| Front Page Top

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"I never used this word 'prosecutor' before," Siraj insisted.

Here's a hint: If you can't understand the basic elements of a country's language, and don't understand their legal system, don't go there and break the law.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-01-25 13:35|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-01-25 13:35|| Front Page Top

#4 "I never used this word 'prosecutor' before," Siraj insisted.

Yes, ideed, ignorance of the common language can make understanding a bit difficult. That's why I always carried a pocket dictionary or two with me when I lived abroad. Such an idiot deserves to be caught.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-25 17:38|| 2006-01-25 17:38|| Front Page Top

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