Don't pee on my leg

[Bruce Dykes]

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Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 8:06 AM
Subject: "Health" Club; Don't pee on my leg


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>DON'T PEE ON MY LEG AND TELL ME IT'S RAINING
>
>"Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining."
>--Judge Judy.
>
>   I haven't seen Judge Judy's legs, so I wouldn't know.
>   On my tour, a fellow traveler explained the difficulties he had with
someone.  "Don't spit on my face and tell me it's raining," he said.
>   He told me that this phrase goes back many years.
>   Which phrase is recorded, and when?  What about the Yale Dictionary of
Quotations?  Can't say I have my copy handy, though...

Over there Barry, you might encounter the 'strine variant: "Don't flog the
raw prawn at me."

bkd