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Thanks for the reference.
I am confused, though. 
"A dog worrying a bone" - is that a fight by two over the same bone? Is it, the bone being worried by the dog's presence?
How does that relate to the definition?
Am I jest plain stew-pid?
more like you've never had a dog!
2 a : to harass by tearing, biting, or snapping especially at the throat <wolves worry the sheep> <the dog is worrying a bone> [W3]
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Etymology: Middle English wirien, werien, worien to strangle, worry with the teeth, from Old English wyrgan to strangle [W3]
Last edited by tsuwm; 12/22/06 08:20 PM.
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Thank you for the clarification.
That makes sense now. It is similar to the (common) expression, "..tell YOU me" when acknowledging something that is obvious.
The syntax seems inverted (perverted?) to me.
"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton
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the (common) expression,"..tell YOU me"
ummm - not common around here. Is it the same as "You're telling me!" ?
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the (common) expression,"..tell YOU me"
ummm - not common around here. Is it the same as "You're telling me!" ?
Or either "believe you me," one.
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Anybody gets whacked sharply on the triceps would not make any reference to a funny bone.
I do agree: It isn't funny at all. But I thought the nerve involved here is the nervus radialis
Do to some complications I had to have a second operation. The doctor who did it could really help me (thus enabling me to skydive again and a lotta more things :-) ) but one side effect is that just a mild blow, provided you hit the "correct" location, can make me cringe.
But hey, I can predict the weather fairly well, so I won't complain too much ;-)
Bye, Carsten
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Quote:
the (common) expression,"..tell YOU me"
ummm - not common around here. Is it the same as "You're telling me!" ?
It sounds like Jackie Gleason. 
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