expire by the fire

[Dennis Preston]

I knew us little flatland hillbillies were better; ours scanned.

dInIs

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>Or the later Walkin' Round in Women's
>Underwear<http://www.acme.com/jef/netgems/womens_underwear.html>(more
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>m a m
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>*Blessings on us every one!*
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>On Dec 26, 2007 9:41 AM, Dennis R. Preston <preston at msu.edu> wrote:
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>>  And not nearly as much fun as us late 40's Louisvillle-area preteens
>>  crooned "Walking in our Winter Underwear." What little wits we were!
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>>  dInIs
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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor
Department of English
Morrill Hall 15-C
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48864 USA

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