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valerief

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Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:20 AM

Feb 2016

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=butkus
This is the more commonly understood definition of that word.

I knew exactly what she meant. OTOH, I had no clue that was the name of a sports guy.

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BREAKING US police hunt for suspect in Michigan town of Kalamazoo after multiple deaths in shootings [View all] nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 OP

Ok here is reuters nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #1

What does "butkus" have to do with it. brush Feb 2016 #2

Usually means they have no info on it nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #3

That would be bupkis n/t DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #4

Ok, now we have some confirmation nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #5

That's what I thought you meant but thanks for taking that out. brush Feb 2016 #7

Here: valerief Feb 2016 #8

Urban Dictionary uses a spelling that is 'alternate' 'bupkis' is a Yiddish word meaning nothing Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #12

Ah, good point. I was probably thinking of the Yiddish word when I read butkus. valerief Feb 2016 #14

Live local news blogslut Feb 2016 #6

And they might have a suspect according to twitter nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #9

Suspect in custody, white male in 50s wheniwasincongress Feb 2016 #10

Who'da thunk it? nt raccoon Feb 2016 #11

This is like the movie/TV Show "Fargo" n/t Yavin4 Feb 2016 #13

more info from a Detroit News cast etherealtruth Feb 2016 #15