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I did read Myr's post, and while his suggestion is certainly plausible, I don't believe it to be true. (it was actually your post that I did not read carefully, otherwise I wouldn't have repeated the would/could thing.)  while the context may not be clear, my familiarity with the show leads me to believe the homosexual sense.
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Ach, that were granma's wasted pearls again . Anyway,I learned from your last answer that Myridon is not a she and I must send my apologies to HIM. (I've till now neglected profile reading.)
And shame on those discriminating criminologists too. Police.
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Remember that we're relying on Dale's memory for the entire quote not only for the word "fair"... What if it was IF instead of BECAUSE? "The cops wouldn't help him if he was on fire."
People do say:
I wouldn't help him IF he was on fire.
along the same line as:
I wouldn't give him the time of day.
I wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot-pole.
(^_^) Anyway, people on fire should be the job of the fire department not the police. (^_^)
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Myr: Appreciate your analyses and apologize profusely for being unable to provide further context but I had hoped that someone might have heard the expr used that way or better yet could remember it from having viewed the program
Anyhow pretty sure it was "fair" though thanks all for the input
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I don't believe that you or the context exist, DH, mon vieux chappe.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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zm: Sorry, but really, I'm sincerely not trying to be opaque, but I don't understand your confusion
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dh: You're not opaque, you're transparent, in the original sense of the word. Look that up in your urbane F&W's.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Of course I should not interfere in this very private conversation, but this thread is so amusing because it goes from nix to nothing and nothing is more amusing and relaxing than a serious phantom problem.
I subscribed earlier so I follow; that's only fair and I really laugh and am grateful to Mr. Dale.
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This discussion brings to mind each time I hear an announcement of a "fare hike" (relating to a public service of some type), I proclaim, "NO hike is fair!" 
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A fair hike and a fare hike are both good reasons to invest in a good pair of walking shoes. 
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