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A specimen is an Italian astronaut.

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I heard this while I was at Sacred Heart Seminary

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James Callow comment:

Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional. Do not file yet.

Keyword(s): ETHNIC ; Italian ; Language ; PUN ; Spaceman ; Specimen ; TRANSLATION

Subject headings: PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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During the first moon walk, prejudiced people in Flint would chant "Coon to the Moon."

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James Callow comment:

Were they black or white or both?
All were white

sense of "coon to the moon?"

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; SOUTH QUAD ; Watkins, Dallas

Keyword(s): CHANT ; Coon ; FLINT ; Language ; MICHIGAN ; MOON ; Moonwalk ; PREJUDICE ; RACISM ; SLANG ; Space

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Formula
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