tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post2585585058540297122..comments2023-10-14T23:56:22.016-10:00Comments on Reflecting Light: The golden fleecingRick Darbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-14060881484702523132008-10-07T07:23:00.000-10:002008-10-07T07:23:00.000-10:00Zazie,"New Jersey salute" is a slang expression fo...Zazie,<BR/><BR/>"New Jersey salute" is a slang expression for a very rude hand gesture. The term is not actually used widely in American English (except possibly in the vicinity of New Jersey), so you may not be the only person who was puzzled, but it struck me as colorful when I heard it.<BR/><BR/>New Jerseyites, like New Yorkers, tend to express themselves directly and forcefully.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-66106065477022449602008-10-07T04:06:00.000-10:002008-10-07T04:06:00.000-10:00Help! Please, for an ignorant French lady : what...Help!<BR/> Please, for an ignorant French lady : what IS a New Jersey salute ? If it is really too rude for you to write, just tell me so ; I'll find a solidly disgusting French equivalent ; we've got such a rich slang!zaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639722488366613594noreply@blogger.com