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Ethiopian in the woodpile
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Ethiopians in the woodpile
en euphemism en nigger in the woodpile.
en 1958 United States. Congress Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 85th Congress Second Session 2410 I am trying to find the Ethiopian in the woodpile. I would hate to have my good friend, the Senator from Oklahoma, discover a joker in the bill after he used his great talents to get the bill through