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    m4nash is offline Silver level (200+ posts)
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    I grew up saying fellow (NOLA area). My kids say tiger and DH grew up saying tiger. I didn't realize there was an inappropriate version.

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    We said tiger for sure. But, I knew there was another version..... I don't remember where or when I learned of the other version, but I am quite surprised so many had no idea! I thought it was just one of those things "everyone knows".

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    Quote Originally Posted by StantonHyde View Post
    Some people sang the other version when I was growing up in the 70s--my mom said that's how she learned it. BUT--she would only let us say tiger. Heck, mom wouldn't even let us tell "Pollock" jokes. Let's just say that diversity has come a long way--my grandmother would distinguish people based on their Eastern European (albeit caucasian) nationality. I guess that's what you get when you grow up in the coal mines!
    We must be cousins! My Dad is 92, Polish and from a coal mining region, who still distinguishes Eastern European nationalities!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dcclerk View Post
    I wouldn't worry about it. I don't even know what the other word is instead of "tiger."! I grew up saying "tiger" as well.


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    I grew up saying tiger as well. (1970s. in the south (Texas)) This is the first I've heard there used to be a different word

    I kind of like the idea of using goblin also!
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    I've only heard tiger, even when I was little.

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    OP here. I grew up in New England with bleeding heart liberal parents too, but my grandparents were from the Deep South (Birmingham from 1920s-1950s) and they were the ones who told me about the original wording and how I shouldn't use it, so I never did. I'm glad that it has faded so completely from the collective memory and that I don't need to worry about DS being considered a little racist if he goes around saying it!

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    I had no idea there was another word - how awful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rkold
    Heck, my Dad didn't want us watching the Dukes of Hazard because they had a car named the General Lee with the confederate flag on it.
    That reminds me...once, I guess I was in about 2nd grade, I was flipping channels and came to a rerun if The Dukes of Hazard. I immediately assumed it was about bad guys, because of the car with the Confederate flag!!!

    And, add me to the list of people who never heard of another version.

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    I don't know why I know there is another version, but I do remember hearing that there is.

    My kids say it with tiger and it's fine. I grew up in the 70s and said tiger.
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    Hmmm, I grew up saying "tigger". I just figured it was another southern way of mispronouncing tiger. Never knew it was connected to something inappropriate.
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