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I see upon the road some planter in his ketureen -- a sort of sedan chair; I see a negro funeral, with its strange ceremony and its gumbies of African drums.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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I see upon the road some planter in his ketureen -- a sort of sedan chair; I see a negro funeral, with its strange ceremony and its gumbies of African drums.
No Defense, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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I see upon the road some planter in his ketureen -- a sort of sedan chair; I see a negro funeral, with its strange ceremony and its gumbies of African drums.
No Defense, Volume 3. Gilbert Parker 1897
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The idea of my going to bed seemed never to have occurred to them till that moment: but now at once the drums and gumbies were mute; the children left off singing; the women and men left off the dancing; and they all with one accord fell to kicking, pulling, and thumping about two dozen of their companions, who were lying fast asleep upon the floor.
Journal of a Residence among the Negroes in the West Indies Matthew Gregory 1845
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But this is the era in which kids think "The Hills" is scripted drama, and "Gossip Girl" is a hit, so maybe we're dealing with lessened expectations. goatsage wrote: The Teabaggers remind me an awful lot of the Monty Python gumbies.
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The Teabaggers remind me an awful lot of the Monty Python gumbies.
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These people are gumbies and the asses like Rush limbough have poisioned them to think like this.
unknown title 2009
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But this is the era in which kids think "The Hills" is scripted drama, and "Gossip Girl" is a hit, so maybe we're dealing with lessened expectations. goatsage wrote: The Teabaggers remind me an awful lot of the Monty Python gumbies.
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Considering that we're told by these gumbies that the consequences of global warming would be untold death and destruction, Jones is clearly quite committed to his cause.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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I am not that flexible, never will be, and I shouldn't compare myself to gumbies.
Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes 2009
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