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Deminpenn

(17,474 posts)
24. Without Passort
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:02 AM
11 hrs ago

is what I;ve always understood W-P to stand for. There's also the joke about why so many Italians are named Tony (the subway signs read To NY). And, I know it's because Anthony is Catholic saint, not the signage.

But many white eastern European ethnic immigrants faced discrimination, too

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Family used to joke Deminpenn 23 hrs ago #17
It cuts both ways. usonian 23 hrs ago #18
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Without Passort Deminpenn 11 hrs ago #24
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