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

They're a known group and act exactly as reported. -- nm

Posted by MojaveMeg (aka Mojave) Apr 26 '11, 18:50

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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

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