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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Dick Smith #134501 10/27/2004 4:57 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 Napa, CA USA bevman stranger bevman stranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 Napa, CA USA I'm thinking that there is a San Francisco connection to the term. My detective work would have taken me to Herb Caen, the famous SF columnist, but he's dead. There doesn't appear to be an heir to his doyen-of-local-history throne. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Dick Smith bevman 10/25/2004 6:18 PM Re: Dick Smith Zed 10/25/2004 6:54 PM Re: Dick Smith AnnaStrophic 10/25/2004 7:22 PM Re: Dick Smith plutarch 10/25/2004 7:42 PM Re: Dick Smith snoot 10/25/2004 7:49 PM Re: Dick Smith Dgeigh 10/26/2004 7:23 PM Re: Dick Smith plutarch 10/26/2004 8:18 PM Re: Dick Smith Dgeigh 10/27/2004 12:57 PM Re: Dick Smith plutarch 10/27/2004 1:29 PM Re: Dick Smith bevman 10/27/2004 4:57 PM Re: Dick Smith Dgeigh 10/27/2004 5:24 PM Re: Dick Smith Dgeigh 10/27/2004 5:26 PM Re: Dick Smith plutarch 10/28/2004 10:46 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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