Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 14:08:28 -0500

From: Benjamin Barrett Gogaku[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GNN.COM

Subject: Re: Political Blunder



Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 07:20:57 -0500

From: SETH SKLAREY crissiet[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IPOF.FLA.NET

Sender: American Dialect Society ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU

To: Multiple recipients of list ADS-L ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU

Subject: Re: Political Blunder





A "nigger roll" also known as a "Detroit roll" or a "Michigan roll"

is a wad of one dollar bills wrapped with higher denomination bills

to make it appear that the whole roll is high denomination bills.

It was often "flashed" or shown rapidly so the "mark" or person to

be impressed would enter into a venture, wager or scheme and put up

a real stake which would inevitably be taken.



I had just heard a term for that the other day: a dutch roll.



yoroshiku

Benjamin Barrett