define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Comments on: The yolk of oppression http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/ One part facial hair. Two parts moxy. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:25:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: earthbound spirit http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14767 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:25:56 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14767 Nice catch, Chance. Welcome to the grammar patrol. Maybe the transcriber can blame spell-check? Maybe not.

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By: Chris Martin http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14766 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:22:36 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14766 After which he said “None of our hands are clean.” Makes sense.

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By: chutney http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14762 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:25:52 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14762 It’s just always “yoke” in that context.

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By: kim http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14757 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:49:40 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14757 If he SAID it, how could you tell if it was the yolk or the yoke of oppression? Are they pronounced differently in your neck of the woods? (I had a friend who could tell the difference in pronunciation between Wales and whales, but I’m tone deaf….)

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By: Philocrites http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14751 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:19:07 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14751 Here’s Obama’s speech at his campaign website, where they know the difference between yokes and yolks.

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By: chutney http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14749 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:21:41 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14749 Don’t forget the to a’s in a row.

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By: ogre http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14748 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:18:10 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14748 So… the real burden of the yolk of oppression is… what, cholesterol?

(My inner editor is screaming in anguish. What idiot let that by?)

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By: Mary Beth http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14745 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:32:01 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14745 I suppose that’s different than being under the “white” of oppression. Yuk. Yuk.

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By: Scott Wells http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14744 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:18:04 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14744 Please tell me somebody (not Sen. Obama) transcribed this . . . .

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By: Silver_Tongued_Devil http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/comment-page-1/#comment-14741 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:05:28 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/01/20/the-yolk-of-oppression/#comment-14741 As long as you’re takin’ orders, I like mine over easy.

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