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TIA

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From: Troy Varange
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 00:00
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> " I guess I'll never know, but I've wondered when Bugs said, "What a maroon!" 
> " if some of those Warner Bros. writers were having an obscure and racist 
> " play on words on us.
> 
> I'm glad that someone else besides me notices what might be
> potential little racist digs.  Over on ba.transportation,
> people have chastised me for suggesting that a BART station in
> mostly black Pittsburg 

Pittsburg?!??  Don't you mean Pinole or Richmond Point?

> mostly black Pittsburg is shown on destinations signs as "PTS
> BAY POINT".  

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From: varange@crl.com (Troy Varange)
Subject: TIA
Date: 1997/01/02
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