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#124539 - 03/06/04 06:05 PM Re: today's OED word
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Which reminds me of a story my old man used to tell:

Driving through Dogpatch, Ky in thier old Model T, Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat pulled into a service station when they saw a sign in the window that offered "Kick-a-poo Joy Juice - 6 gals for a dollar". Lonesome Polecat coughed up the buck and they both sat back and drank 3 jugs a piece. Hairless Joe got up, and stumbled over to the attendant and said "Well, that's some mighty fine drink you had there, now bring on the gals".


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#124540 - 03/07/04 11:22 AM Re: today's OED word
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now bring on the gals

They didn't bring on the gals, musick, but you brought on the gales.




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#124541 - 03/07/04 11:34 AM Re: barehug
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What comes to mind when you think of two people barehugging each other?

When I think of a "barehug", I think of the fruit the hug will bear.

Is there womb enough for any other interpretation?



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#124542 - 03/07/04 12:09 PM Re: barehug
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Shakespeare's "two backed beast"?


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#124543 - 03/07/04 06:44 PM Re: barehug
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Shakespeare's "two backed beast"?

Two beasts back to back are not likely to bear any new beasts, wwh, unless the beast is a lion.

Lions are retromingent so I assume they couple in reverse ... which could be an advantage to a lion keeping his eye out for other game.

For a lion, a bird in hand may not be worth two in the bush.

He is, after all, "the King of the Beasts".


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#124544 - 03/07/04 07:43 PM Re: barehug
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Dear Grapho: Do you need instruction about the birds and
the bees? Ever heard that dancing is a navel engagement
without loss of seamen?






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#124545 - 03/07/04 08:51 PM Re: barehug
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Ohhhh-kay, I think this will be the end of my reading of this thread. tsuwm--words fail me.


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#124546 - 03/07/04 09:01 PM Re: barehug
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Sorry that it did get more than usually physiologic.
The result of being a bit too eager to compete.


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#124547 - 03/07/04 09:54 PM Re: barehug
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too eager to compete

"Too eager to compete" has been the downfall of a lot of seamen.


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