Hi there, big fella
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Good thing he didn't make those remarks in front of any undercover officers in any Midwestern airports.
And in other developments on the Hed Ambiguity Front, The S
tate checks in with this three- headed monster.
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What's illegal: The drugs, the sales or the custom? Film at 11.
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From the story:
"The sale of prescription drugs in 'tiendas,' or groceries, is common in Latin America, and authorities say Hispanic entrepreneurs are bringing the custom to South Carolina."
Why, I wonder, are they singling out groceries for the translation treatment? Is it even necessary? I believe I'm catching a whiff of orientalism. While we're at it, I think "tienda" connotes "mom-and-pop store," as opposed to a Dillons/Harris Teeter/Safeway/what have you megastore.
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