When is a knish not a knish [more]

[Doug Harris]

I read that book a while back and never picked up on that.
And though I kind of cringe at the reference, I think the
phrase does have a nice ring to it!
dh


For use as female as sex object, see:

'Guests began leaving an hour before midnight. I looked about for Binky
Watrous and his Celtic knish but they had already departed.'

--Lawrence Sanders, 'McNally's Puzzle', G. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1996, 56
--Neil Crawford

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