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Re: origin of "shaggy-dog"

#16770 01/25/01 06:19 PM

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...as to the origin of the term, here's our friend Michael Quinion's take:

http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-sha1.htm

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Re: origin of "shaggy-dog" tsuwm 01/25/01 06:19 PM

That's what YOU say :) TEd Remington 01/25/01 06:26 PM

In the comic strip Barnaby Faldage 01/25/01 06:30 PM

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Another one, kinda long TEd Remington 01/26/01 02:35 PM

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feghoot? TEd Remington 01/26/01 05:47 PM

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