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June 5, 1957
The Home Journal
Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas County, Virgin Islands
What is this article about?
A dialect column 'UNDAH DE MARKIT' by Rumar discusses proverbs on lies spreading faster than truth, portrays St. Tamus as a hub for calypsonians or gateway to the U.S., uses a baseball analogy for risk-taking vs. safe play in percentages, and lists three kinds of lies: a lie, a damn lie, and statistics.
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UNDAH DE MARKIT
By Rumar
As de sayin goes 'fuss Ratta get in haul in he tail'. To go one bettah dere is dis one 'a lie is half way aroun de worl befo de truth kan geh its pants arn''. You follow.
Yes sah buh dis is St. Tamus--de take arf spot foh Calypsonians or ''de gateway to de U.S.".
Dere is ah lil funny thing bout playin percentage. Take baseball foh example. Dere are sum pla yers who nevah make de .900 mark in fieldin bekarse dey are always goin aftah de impossible oh de diffikult, sometimes dey kum up wid it an de krowd goes wild--kuld mean de diffrunce in de winning of de game too; other times he doesn't geh ah good glove an it an he is charged wid an error. Den dere is de udder fellow who does n't take any chances, he leaves de difficult ones ah-lone and raybe ens up de season wid ah .9c6 mark.
Buh bruddah wen time foh salary an trade ma rk kums de flashy fellow gets de edge. Right?
To release yoh frum dis section of de papah dere are three kines of lies dat I know of. Dey are a lie, a damn lie, an statistics.
By Rumar
As de sayin goes 'fuss Ratta get in haul in he tail'. To go one bettah dere is dis one 'a lie is half way aroun de worl befo de truth kan geh its pants arn''. You follow.
Yes sah buh dis is St. Tamus--de take arf spot foh Calypsonians or ''de gateway to de U.S.".
Dere is ah lil funny thing bout playin percentage. Take baseball foh example. Dere are sum pla yers who nevah make de .900 mark in fieldin bekarse dey are always goin aftah de impossible oh de diffikult, sometimes dey kum up wid it an de krowd goes wild--kuld mean de diffrunce in de winning of de game too; other times he doesn't geh ah good glove an it an he is charged wid an error. Den dere is de udder fellow who does n't take any chances, he leaves de difficult ones ah-lone and raybe ens up de season wid ah .9c6 mark.
Buh bruddah wen time foh salary an trade ma rk kums de flashy fellow gets de edge. Right?
To release yoh frum dis section of de papah dere are three kines of lies dat I know of. Dey are a lie, a damn lie, an statistics.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Lies
Proverbs
Calypsonians
Baseball
Risk Taking
Statistics
What entities or persons were involved?
Rumar
Where did it happen?
St. Tamus
Story Details
Key Persons
Rumar
Location
St. Tamus
Story Details
Column explores proverbs on lies, local culture in St. Tamus for calypsonians, baseball risk analogy favoring bold players, and categorizes lies including statistics.