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OmCheeto said:I don't have a problem with Jaywalkers. I do have a problem with people who don't look both ways before crossing the street.
I have a major problem with Jaywalkers. What is a 'Jay'.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/07/origin-of-the-term-jaywalking/
Contrary to popular belief, the term jaywalking does not derive from the shape of the letter “J” (referencing the path a jaywalker might travel when crossing a road). Rather, it comes from the fact that “Jay” used to be a generic term for someone who was an idiot, dull, rube, unsophisticated, poor, or simpleton. More precisely, it was once a common term for “country bumpkins” or “hicks”, usually seen incorrectly as inherently stupid by “city” folk.