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Sadly, at one time in US history, that was all that the other was used for. We've come a long way, but haven't totally arrived yet. Even more sadly, there are still places on this earth where humans are bought and sold into slavery (of all kinds). > ---------- > From: Roger Evans[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 12:24 AM > Subject: Re: Non PD: An idea whose time has come > > Hi everyone, > > Us simple Aussies just call a spade a spade but, if it offends, we can > call > it a shovel. As far as we are concerned it's just an implement for > digging > holes and such. > > Roger > A Skeptic from down under > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Higgo" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, 8 December 2000 1:59 > Subject: Re: Non PD: An idea whose time has come > > > > Hey y'all, > > I may be kinda young to know this but I believe that spade was yet > another > > term for those we now refer to as African American. Is this what you > were > > refering to Bob? > > Peace > > Pat > > > > audrey skrzyniarz wrote: > > > > > Bob, I dont know if I qualify to fit into the age that you refer to > but > > > I do and have played a lot of card games. One of the suites is called > > > spades plus there is a popular card game called that. Otherwise maybe > > > you should define why you said that? > > > > > > *seattle* audrey > > > friend of pwp aussie John 49/42/38? >