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| free iceberg slim books: Pimpin Ain't Easy Keith Curtis, 2006-04 BOOK CONTENTS Chapter One... History And The Game Chapter Two... The Assorted Variety Of Pimps Chapter Three... Getting Polished, Cars, Clothes & Jewelry Chapter Four... Rules Of The Game, The Game Is Sold Chapter Five... Building A Stable, The Catch, The Knock, The Lock The Turn Out Chapter Six... Getting Your Money, Different Ways of Getting Paid Chapter Seven... Macking 101 Chapter Eight... Pimping and The Law Chapter Nine... Prejudice Against Pimps, Player Hatred Worldwide Chapter Ten... Pimpin And The Hip-Hop Community Chapter Eleven... The Pimpin Aint Dead the Ho's Are Just Scared Chapter Twelve... Life On A Round World, A Square Life, In A Glass House The Language of The Game... Pimp Terminology |
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Feb 13, 2014 · You're free to choose....and more. The choice between these depends a little bit on context. If you're trying to convey that you want them to choose, but that you don't need a say …
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Aug 5, 2018 · Items given away free, typically for promotional purposes, to people attending an event, using a service, etc. It’s especially common in reference to, e.g., the very nice “swag …
etymology - Origin of the phrase "free, white, and twenty-one ...
May 20, 2022 · Bartlett Whiting, Modern Proverbs and Proverbial Sayings (1989) cites instances of "free, white and twenty-one" as a proverbial phrase going back to 1932, in Cecil Gregg, The …
