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Re:Philip Roth has died by benkarst on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @12:27PM (#17135433)
Silly me, I didn't know "white" is a term that describes age.
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Re:Philip Roth has died by runjake on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @01:13PM (#17135882)
It's often used (as in this case) a colloquial term alluding age via hair color (IOW, "white-haired" old people).
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