As many of you know, and as perhaps more of you do not know, I'm going to work in Brenham this summer. I'll be doing inner-city mission work there for ten weeks. For those of you who think "Brenham" and "inner-city" do not belong in the same sentence, allow me to relieve you of your ignorance: 10% of Brenham's residents live in government subsidised housing; a number that was at one point the highest percentage in the state. That said, I am obviously going to have to hone my ebonics skills before heading out there. Some of my current youth group kids grew up in the hood, and they help me stay up on various street terms. One of my new favorites is "tha's straight gutta" or "that's straight gutter." The latter is there for the Supercinski's. Anyway, the afore mentioned statement is simply another way of saying, "that's cool!" or "that's wonderful," whichever you might normally find yourself saying. If I think about it I'll keep you guys updated on my new words I learn throughout the summer, but I'll be honest, I probably won't think about it. Something I also won't be thinking about is the new gutter that some mystery man installed right above our front porch this morning... it is without a doubt the shortest gutter I have ever seen. Straight gutta.
4.24.2006
tha's straight gutta'
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Hey now! That's cool someone gave you a free small gutter to cover the door. How generous.
i was going to say something mean... like "i can't wait to see the lovely waterfalls on either side of your door making huge mud puddles next to your rickety little porch." (it would have been meaner too... i'd just have to think about it a little longer) but rachel was so nice with her comment, i couldn't bring myself to do it. :)
Maybe the person that installed your gutter is a union man? You know they only work so many hours in a day.
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