On Tue, 6 Apr 1993 13:49:43 -0400 jon nealon said: >Spike is chillin at the joint and playin some hoops? >What is this supposed to mean, exactly? Is this an accurate description of >what > Spike lee is doing or is it a cut on African-American culture and language? >If this is actually what spike has been doing please excuse my ignorance. Your ignorance is excused. This is a simple wrap-up synopsis of an article which appeared in last week's Village Voice entitled "Yo! Spike!" Of course, when quoting from the Village Voice, one does not imitate African-American in order to "cut" on it but rather to reflect it.