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Heard on the radio today a police chief seriously warning citizens about gypsies coming to town. It's the year 2011, right?

Posted by Ender (aka Ender) Apr 26 '11, 18:44

Reportedly they come into town and do shoddy over-priced blacktop jobs and have people rob your house while they propose trimming your trees.

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They're a known group and act exactly as reported. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 26, 18:50 11
- Interesting that that's the word used to describe them, though. -- nm - mara Apr 26, 18:51 9
  - how many people would understand "Roma"? -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 18:53 5
    - Apparently in the US the Irish version are more prevelant than the Romani. -- nm - Ender Apr 26, 18:57 1
      - I learned that there's a HUGE traveller community somewhere in the South. NC, maybe. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 18:58
    - I like their tomatoes. -- nm - Dano Apr 26, 18:56
    - I think I'd just call them "itinerant scammers" or something. -- nm - mara Apr 26, 18:56 1
      - it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 18:58
  - The chief used both "Gypsies" and "Irish Travellers". -- nm - Ender Apr 26, 18:53 2
    - So not Gypsys Tramps and Thieves? -- nm - Qale Apr 26, 19:00 1
      - Hard to say, I'm hearing a lot of stuff from the people of the town. -- nm - Ender Apr 26, 19:04
- This. and they are still around. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 18:50
on an unrelated note, it's probably high time to take down that anvil hanging up in your garage -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 18:50
Make sure they don't curse you. -- nm - Dano Apr 26, 18:47 1
- or marry you -- nm - z's replacement droid Apr 26, 19:07

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