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#120343 01/17/04 08:45 PM
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O.Henry did it again! The hero is telling about a dream of going to heaven, and awaiting judgment.
"A fly cop--an angel policeman...."

Another trope! Dissent if you must.


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A fly cop should not be confused with a French flic or Weird Al Yankovic's Fly Rabbi. Fly, adjective, 'keen, artful; fanshionable, stylish' from about 1811.


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from about 1811
and Offspring thought they were being so hip:

"pretty fly for a white guy"
http://thesonglyrics.com/o_song_lyrics/theoffspring_lyric1.html



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#120346 01/17/04 09:08 PM
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It's hip to be hep, Daddy-O. Nothing new under a Blue Moon. Offspring, that was the non-parody version band name. Thanks.



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