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In the discussion thread: "goons" (not -----) which is a "term of endearment" according to Zimmerman's best friend [View all]

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Sun Mar 25, 2012, 04:09 PM

Oilwellian (9,281 posts)

29. Someone on DU enhanced the audio of the word in question

It was clearly a hard "C" sound. Can't find the link now.

I'm sure the professional software available to enhance every word captured by the 911 calls will answer a lot of our questions.

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31 replies	Author	Time	Post
"goons" (not -----) which is a "term of endearment" according to Zimmerman's best friend [View all]	underpants	Mar 2012	OP
I always thought "goons" was an old-school term for "thugs"	MADem	Mar 2012	#1
It is. Zimmerman thinks we're as stupid as he is. nt	valerief	Mar 2012	#6
Yep.	MADem	Mar 2012	#12
I've only heard it in the context of hockey	pokerfan	Mar 2012	#17
Me too. However, I HAVE heard the other term used	Mariana	Mar 2012	#19
I am not buying it either.	MADem	Mar 2012	#20
Twisting and spinning to get a racist profiling murderer off the hook	CakeGrrl	Mar 2012	#2
Oh dear	MNBrewer	Mar 2012	#3
I don't think anyone in their right mind bought that in the slightest.	Quixote1818	Mar 2012	#4
Someone needs to alert Hallmark	Ruby the Liberal	Mar 2012	#5
+10 DUZY.... ROFL !!! n/t	K Gardner	Mar 2012	#7
I second that! nt	Quixote1818	Mar 2012	#23
I know whenever I want my kids to know how much I love them, I	K Gardner	Mar 2012	#8
It will be ever so much more special if you hold out	Ruby the Liberal	Mar 2012	#13
You haven't seen the new goon birthday card?	valerief	Mar 2012	#11
I agree--DUzy! nt	MADem	Mar 2012	#15
can I take that as my floating holiday?	onethatcares	Mar 2012	#31
Works for me. I also believed Rick Santorum when he said	gort	Mar 2012	#9
A term of endearment huh?..........	socialist_n_TN	Mar 2012	#10
Yes, exactly who was he endearing with this term?	arcane1	Mar 2012	#16
I suppose "these assholes" is also a term of endearment, too?	Old and In the Way	Mar 2012	#14
"Goons" and "Bleh People"...	SomethingFishy	Mar 2012	#18
Interesting that he didn't go for the "fucking punks" interpretation.	Mariana	Mar 2012	#21
To me this just comes across that it is in fact on the tapes	obxhead	Mar 2012	#22
Let's just say, for the sake of argument, that "goons" can be a term of endearment...	ljm2002	Mar 2012	#24
He only followed Trayvon to express his endearment	arcane1	Mar 2012	#28
So it's not another word for "blaaaaah people"?	KamaAina	Mar 2012	#25
the last definition is one I had not heard before, but nowhere do I see anything as a term of "	niyad	Mar 2012	#26
And Santorum said "blah" people.	yardwork	Mar 2012	#27
Someone on DU enhanced the audio of the word in question	Oilwellian	Mar 2012	#29
How long did it take..	butterfly77	Mar 2012	#30

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