Carolina Quoteson genders of nouns: Why refer to Lady Crack Pipe or Good Sir Dishrag when these things could never live up to all that their sex implied?
David Sedaris Connected to the Carolinas
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- Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000)
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- 2000
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