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Talk:Skeet (slang)
''It has been suggested that the origins of the slur are in the slang word for semen, basically implying that the person in question is a "waste of sperm".''  It seems equally possible that the term arose independantly of this meaning in the Newfoundland context.  Can anyone source this or is this just somebody's personal speculation? Looks a bit like original research that I'd favor removing, unless someone has some experience with them being connected.  [[User:Nonplus|Nonplus]] 06:39, 5 February 2006 (UTC) (formerly [[User:Delief|Delief]])
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I've made some changes to this entry for greater [[NPOV]] Poor grasp of the "English language" has been replaced with "standard English." Linguists recognize that standard English and Newfoundland English are all just different dialects within English as a whole. "Terrible grammar" has been replaced with "non-standard grammar".

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::I believe it was removed for lack of notability (as no albums have been released yet and they haven't received enough critical acclaim). [[User:VanillaDeath|Wilson]] 04:47, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
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:::That's unfortunate about the Gazebow Unit article, because despite their lack of official releases (or performances!) they're actually quite well known. I can't source this, but I'm positive that ''thousands'' of people know them. My own experience is that they are ''disturbingly'' well known in Newfoundland, to the point that I've never encountered anyone under 30 who ''hasn't'' heard of them. In terms of media, I know that there was a paper written about them, and that they were on CBC Radio, but they're more of a grassroots phenomena (word of mouth, burned CD-Rs, shared MP3, etc). They're a fad, certainly, but I think a notable one as far as Newfoundland culture is concerned.

They're important to this page because, as you say Zippo, they kindof represent a concrete media embodiment of the skeet image. [[User:Nonplus|Nonplus]] 06:39, 5 February 2006 (UTC)