Who is Eddy Peters?

[Laurence Horn]

At 7:25 PM -0600 2/20/01, Gerald Cohen wrote:
>   I have no idea who Eddy Peters is. But what does his statement mean?
>What does it mean to say that the English languages chases words down
>dark alleys, hits them over the head, and goes through their pockets?
>
>    I draw a blank on this.
>

I thought the "them" referred to the "other languages" that we
evidently mug for their valuable words.

larry

>>At 3:18 PM -0500 2/20/01, Paul McFedries wrote:
>>From: Paul McFedries <lists at MCFEDRIES.COM>
>>Subject:      Who is Eddy Peters?
>>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>>
>>The following oft-seen quotation is attributed to one Eddy Peters:
>>
>>"Not only does the English Language borrow words from other languages, it
>>sometimes chases them down dark alleys, hits them over the head, and goes
>>through their pockets."
>>
>>Can anyone tell me who Eddy Peters is or was?
>>
>>Thanks loads.
>>
>>Paul