Queen Mary = wire-rack rolling cart; names of TV shows or characters, used as verbs

Arnold Zwicky zwicky at STANFORD.EDU
Mon Dec 1 23:17:44 UTC 2008


On Dec 1, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:

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> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Mark Mandel <thnidu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I posted that quote originally, from the LiveJournal of a friend who
>> is a part-time professional bartender.
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> Here's the complete post from my files:
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> date    Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 11:56 AM
> subject Queen Mary = wire-rack rolling cart; names of TV shows or
> characters, used as verbs
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wow.  no wonder i didn't recall it, if it was from june.

arnold

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