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Reparations Would Be Nice, Though

Shop owner: Would you care to taste some wine?
Black woman (offended): No, I ain't tastin' no wine!

–Liquor Store, Brooklyn

Overheard by: thirsty wino

  • Posted on February 3, 2009
  • Black People, Brooklyn, Drinking & Drunk People, Nice People, Offers and requests, Store, Weirdness
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