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To: Norski

How surprising that it was a Pitt Bull ....


2 posted on 06/05/2018 12:29:18 AM PDT by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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To: BlackVeil

Unfortunately, it is not surprising any more.

I wish that it were.


13 posted on 06/05/2018 5:33:26 AM PDT by Norski
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To: BlackVeil

Could you explain to me why you refer to a ‘pit bull’ as a “pitt” bull?

I could understand it if it belonged to William Pitt.

My understanding is that ‘pit’ is derived from the fact that dogs were forced to fight
in an enclosed area referred to as the pit
which was situated lower than that in which the spectators were seated.

The only defintions of ‘pitt’ I find are these...

1. English statesman who brought the Seven Years’ War to an end (1708-1778)
2. English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
3. British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)


26 posted on 06/05/2018 6:37:56 AM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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