"with all four feet"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Just to clarify, "mama grizzlies" of any species were not referred to in the
conversation.

The Palins also say "roll your ankle" where I would say "sprain" or "turn"
it. From memory:

"I can't believe we're not rollin' an ankle or fallin' down [this slope]."

JL

On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Dave Hause <dwhause at jobe.net> wrote:

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> In "Mama Grizzly" mode?
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> Sarah Palin's father on a recent episode of _Sarah Palin's Alaska_:
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> "Anything Sarah Palin does, she does with all four feet."
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> I have encountered "with both feet" only.
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> JL
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