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Offline baptistchurchman

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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #20 on: November 08, 2006, 05:44:15 PM »
NJ is your pastor Pastor William Bonner?
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #21 on: November 08, 2006, 05:55:36 PM »
People WALKING talking on cell phones

Riding a bike on a cell phone ;D
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #22 on: November 08, 2006, 05:56:45 PM »
Quote from: baptistchurchman on November 08, 2006, 05:44:15 PM
NJ is your pastor Pastor William Bonner?


Yes he is...
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #23 on: November 08, 2006, 06:15:50 PM »
You know you are in the hood when you see people sitting in a Lazy-Boy recliner and other "indoor" furniture peices on the front yard that has no grass. --- And the furniture stays outdoors.


You know you are in the hood for CHIRSTMAS when you see empty milk jug containers covering Christmas lights for decoration --is this just a New Orleans hood thing.

You know you are in the hood when you see 4 cars parked in front of the house and none of them work!

You know you are in the hood when you see the owners brand new Mercedes parked in front of his house in need of an "extreme makeover."

You know you are in the hood when you see 5 year old Moshekia, 4 year old Breanna, and 6 year old Jasmine dancing in the drive way doing a very convincing replica of the "Beyonce Booty Dance."

You know you are in the hood 'cause 6 year old little DeAndre has a diamond earring in each each ear, wearing a gucci outfit from head to toe, got a grill going across his teeth, and his momma his yelling for him to come on so they can go get their welfare check cashed.
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #24 on: November 08, 2006, 06:58:37 PM »
Quote from: NJTheBishopAnderson on November 08, 2006, 05:56:45 PM


Yes he is...

I watch your pastor on the Word network on Sundays at 10:30p.m. here in Memphis.
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #25 on: November 08, 2006, 07:01:14 PM »
Well, in my hood...

We always had a neighborhood thug with 'lil in his name (lil buddah, lil jo-jo, lil quayshawn...)

In the summer time, our relief from the heat was poppin the fire hydrant..

We would play hide and go seek.. you know...' Inky pinky ponky, daddy bought a donky, the donky died, daddy cried...'

for my friends in deep east oakland, sideshows was it... Lil Ant be in that 5.0 with the gold rims, and like ten 15" subs in the trunk and you can hear the liscence plate rattle more than anyting else.

I could always hear the ice cream truck, but never heard my mom when she would call me

i could go on.... i'm gonna hit yall with my east coast ghetto story in a sec...
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #26 on: November 08, 2006, 09:40:36 PM »
Quote from: NJTheBishopAnderson on November 08, 2006, 01:40:27 PM
I know y'all had them, so give in and reveal your "hood" truths here!!
4 for 4 over here, plus

You know you in the hood when the neighborhoods idea of paying respects is putting liquor bottles around the light pole or stuffed animals for the kids
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #27 on: November 08, 2006, 09:41:24 PM »
Honorable mention

You know you in the hood when the conversation at the local barbershop is about which barber just got out of jail and which just went in
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #28 on: November 08, 2006, 10:48:23 PM »
Quote from: NJTheBishopAnderson on November 08, 2006, 05:56:45 PM


Yes he is...

He move to Charlotte, NC so he is no longer his pastor. He attends another church now. LOL :D
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #29 on: November 08, 2006, 11:07:42 PM »
Quote from: Mysteryman on November 08, 2006, 10:48:23 PM
He move to Charlotte, NC so he is no longer his pastor. He attends another church now. LOL :D

MM, don't start nothin, wont be nothin!!! He's still my pastor! :P

Anywho... what about the sneakers draped over the power lines? Thats a definite "hood" sign.  And you KNOW you're in the hood when the Ice Cream truck stops every 150ft.  Can you say, "Push-Pop"?? Mmmmmm...
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #30 on: November 08, 2006, 11:50:45 PM »
Quote from: NJTheBishopAnderson on November 08, 2006, 11:07:42 PM
MM, don't start nothin, wont be nothin!!! He's still my pastor! :P

Anywho... what about the sneakers draped over the power lines? Thats a definite "hood" sign.  And you KNOW you're in the hood when the Ice Cream truck stops every 150ft.  Can you say, "Push-Pop"?? Mmmmmm...

What you know about them "Ernge" Push-Pops?  (That's ORANGE for you articulate people.)
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #31 on: November 09, 2006, 07:45:04 AM »
Quote from: NJTheBishopAnderson on November 08, 2006, 11:07:42 PM
MM, don't start nothin, wont be nothin!!! He's still my pastor! :P

Anywho... what about the sneakers draped over the power lines? Thats a definite "hood" sign.  And you KNOW you're in the hood when the Ice Cream truck stops every 150ft.  Can you say, "Push-Pop"?? Mmmmmm...

Yea...then you get to hear the owner of those "sneakers" get a whooping when they got home.  Get jacked for your "Chuck's"...then get a whooping...

Wow...we were mean kids!

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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #32 on: November 09, 2006, 09:58:54 AM »
Quote from: vtguy84 on November 08, 2006, 02:43:19 PM

What about the First Baptist church for each subdivision of the hoods (First Baptist East End, First Baptist Southside)

Kids in the hood knew that if the street light came on and you weren't in the house, that you were catching a beatdown

The liquor stores are always positioned across the street from the church. (with the saints supporting them on Sunday)

Forget poker tournaments....but let a rousing game of marbles come up and everyone was there!

Ahhh....the 'hood'
Where im from we have a East Rocky Ford and a West Rocky Ford within 2 miles of  each other....
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #33 on: November 09, 2006, 10:13:16 AM »
Quote from: saxandkeys on November 08, 2006, 02:13:54 PM
Yeah....but I'm sure that 25% interest (compounded daily)...goes to the "missionary fund"........bless her heart.
yeah... that consists of gas for her van and adding a 2nd floor to her double wide mobile home...lol...  ;D :'( ;D :'( ;D :'( ;D :'( ;D
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #34 on: November 09, 2006, 10:15:48 AM »
remember when you couldnt afford to buy the hopscotch game so you took a rock or some chalk and drew it yourself on the concrete sidewalk? Or what about when you were missing pieces to your checkers game and you used soda bottle tops to make up for the missing pieces. KING ME! but your two drink tops wouldn't stand up right on each other. 
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #35 on: November 10, 2006, 07:45:16 AM »
I lived in East Oakland (California) until I was 11 years old.  I  recognize the "corner store" phenomena and, quite frankly, never knew that there was a hopscotch game.  Until today, I thought that everyone drew hopscotch on the concrete.  Does anybody remember the one scary old man or old lady in the neighborhood that everyone avoided because they'd heard bad stories about the person's past?  In my day, it was "Old Man Pete."  When you starting getting near his house, you crossed the street.  Rumor had it that he'd killed his wife and then buried her in the backyard.  He was always outside tending those flowers.  Hahaha!  ;D ;D ;D  Does anyone remember "double-dutch" jump rope, though?  What about all the promised fights that finally came to fruition "on the last day of school?"  (I was standing behind a girl who was getting the "beat-down" of her life when she ducked and I got punched in the nose.  It broke a couple of blood vessels in my nostrils, and my nose bled for the entire summer...  :'().  Ahhh, yes, nothing like growing up in the ghet-- I mean, the 'hood.   ;D ;D ;D  God bless.
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #36 on: November 10, 2006, 07:51:30 AM »
The barber shop hours (if posted like this)

Open:  Whatever time is on the door is the same time the first barber sets his alarm to get up. 

Close:  If it says 6PM, that really means 'It'll be 6PM unless it starts to get slow anytime after noon'
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« Reply #37 on: November 10, 2006, 08:09:09 AM »
Quote from: sybesq on November 10, 2006, 07:45:16 AM
I lived in East Oakland (California) until I was 11 years old. 

Oh really now??? I am from deep East Oakland too... I grew up on 92nd and F street.... the Ghetto!!!

Then we got 2 nickles rubbing together in the bank and moved to Skyline Blvd...

Maybe you could relate to the sideshows, the ice cream truck... the fire hydrant, the corner stors that sold Hog Head Cheese... LOL...

Oh, and did anyone elses granny ever make them go buy her cigaretts at the store??? she callthe store and say Ray ray is comin down to get my newports ?/? LOL...
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #38 on: November 10, 2006, 08:37:51 AM »
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Oh really now??? I am from deep East Oakland too... I grew up on 92nd and F street.... the Ghetto!!!

Then we got 2 nickles rubbing together in the bank and moved to Skyline Blvd...

Maybe you could relate to the sideshows, the ice cream truck... the fire hydrant, the corner stors that sold Hog Head Cheese... LOL...

Oh, and did anyone elses granny ever make them go buy her cigaretts at the store??? she callthe store and say Ray ray is comin down to get my newports ?/? LOL...

B-XALTED - I actually grew up on 104th off of East 14th Street.  I attended E. Morris Cox Elementary School...  And, yes, I remember quite a bit of this...  :D God bless.
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Re: "Characteristics of 'The Hood'": Do you have them?
« Reply #39 on: November 10, 2006, 08:46:40 AM »
Quote from: sybesq on November 10, 2006, 08:37:51 AM
B-XALTED - I actually grown up on 104th off of East 14th Street.  I attended E. Morris Cox Elementary School...  And, yes, I remember quite a bit of this...  :D God bless.

You went to Cox??? LOL

Well do you remember the guys on 98th and Bancroft selling rugs and couches... LOL!!!

After graduations, you had the mexicans that sold flowers right at the entrance and exit to the school....

Oh, and the Latinos that sold oranges and cherries at the freeway entrance??? LOL!

104th huh??? Remember the muslim brothas selling bean pies in the middle of the street, and tryin to get a $5 bill out your pocket before the light turn green???
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