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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 20 Aug 2017

    Waitress at Southern lunch counter: We don't serve colored people. Gregory: I don't eat colored people. Can you bring me a piece of chicken?

    6:14 AM - 20 Aug 2017
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      2. Peter Adamson‏ @HistPhilosophy 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @KAnthonyAppiah

        My mom knew a black doctor who, when told "we only serve white food" at a hospital cafeteria, said "then I'll have the mashed potatoes."

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Peter Adamson‏ @HistPhilosophy 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @HistPhilosophy @sapinker @KAnthonyAppiah

        I hasten to add that my mom's stories are not necessarily known for their reliability.

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. Alan Appel‏ @aappel 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @HistPhilosophy @sapinker @KAnthonyAppiah

        The best storytellers aren't!

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
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      1. The Hairless Chimp‏ @HairlessChimp 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        For those who are confusedpic.twitter.com/OoGCWL8Eed

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      1. Mizrob A.‏ @mizroba 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        here's a good profile:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/dick-gregory-mr-incredible-24790.html?amp …

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      1. Abdelhaleem Bella‏ @professorbella 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Funny - painful

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      1. Roy Kasten‏ @roykasten 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Actual punch line is funnier: "Bring me a whole fried chicken."

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      1.  🧟‍♂️‏ @stribs 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Ashok_Magadh @sapinker

        Maybe take a moment to consider what the context may have been?

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      1. Lia‏ @Strickland4all 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 His wit was pure perfection!!

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      1. Ret. Wknd Warrior‏ @ssgsteveh 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @xpreacher

        Snark before snark was cool.

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      2. Keith Trawick‏ @intrannuity 22 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Muhammad Ali told this joke perfectly here: https://youtu.be/S1Y693cSF7E 

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      2. MrSecular‏ @GodsaPox 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Yeah, because that has happened how many times in the last 50 years? Oh yeah, that's right, ZERO. But keep pushing that liberal narrative.

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      3. crimson postgrad‏ @crimsonpostgrad 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @GodsaPox @sapinker

        You went way past the point, like the point doesn't even know your name

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      1. seitzinator‏ @seitzinator 25 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @JoshuaKnight76

        I heard him say that in a filmed interview. Spot on. Seems like good use of nonviolent communication approach

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      1. Crankius F 🙈 🙉 🙊kington George Esq.‏ @CrankiusGeorge 24 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BillHutt1

        a fried chicken joke? I wish u were @ConanOBrien so i could fire you & thow u out my juke joint.

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