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Voices from Catland was the personal site of Kenn Wilson, sometimes known as Kenn Christ, of Portland, Oregon.
What the hell does “Fa Shizzle” mean? I saw this all over the subway stops in NYC and in some of the cars. It’s an ad for chewing gum of some sort. I have no idea what it means, but I’ve become somewhat obsessed with it anyway.
OK this is what I heard on BET..why was I watching BET you ask? Who the hell knows…anyhow the correct saying is “Fu Shizzle Ma Nizzle” which in the African-American community is a PC greeting for “Whazzup Ma N*ggah!?” therefore the the gum company in question has tweaked it to sell their overly-expensive nasty gum that will cause cavities but hey! Apparently they are hip to the jive.
Life will make sense once again :>
That makes sense. I guess. I figured it was some sort of black slang. A co-worker tells me it’s a Snoop Dogg reference too.
The most entertaining thing about BET is the forums on http://www.bet.com where people can post comments about their news stories. I’ve read some of the most unbelievable posts there. It’s got everything that makes web forums great: badly misspelled words, ALL CAPS, totally nonsensical rambling about unrelated subjects, rampant stupidity, racism, trolls, flaming… You name it. I discovered this while reading this story. Check it out, it’s definitely worth a look.
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OK this is what I heard on BET..why was I watching BET you ask? Who the hell knows…anyhow the correct saying is “Fu Shizzle Ma Nizzle” which in the African-American community is a PC greeting for “Whazzup Ma N*ggah!?” therefore the the gum company in question has tweaked it to sell their overly-expensive nasty gum that will cause cavities but hey! Apparently they are hip to the jive.
Life will make sense once again :>
They have those all over SF too…There’s one close to my freeway exit, except that they guy is licking his lips, and the caption read “cha-ching”
I also saw one with a white girl saying “Va Voom”. There was a third, also with a girl I think, but I don’t remember what it said.
That makes sense. I guess. I figured it was some sort of black slang. A co-worker tells me it’s a Snoop Dogg reference too.
The most entertaining thing about BET is the forums on http://www.bet.com where people can post comments about their news stories. I’ve read some of the most unbelievable posts there. It’s got everything that makes web forums great: badly misspelled words, ALL CAPS, totally nonsensical rambling about unrelated subjects, rampant stupidity, racism, trolls, flaming… You name it. I discovered this while reading this story. Check it out, it’s definitely worth a look.
“Hoo-ha”
HAHAHHAHAHAHA dat shiz nit is funny!
Sarai: Yep, that was it.