it doesn't behoove you

[Wilson Gray]

I, OTOH, am not even certain that I've heard the word, "behoove,"
spoken, *ever*. However, I've long been familiar with the term as it
is used in literature. As a consequence, I've made a concerted effort
always to be hoove in all aspects of my life, for at least the past
half-century.

-Wilson

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I can't tell you how long I've been hearing this. A long time.
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>> Overheard on NPR about two hours ago: "It doesn't behoove you to go to
>> Ciudad Ju=E1rez." From the context it was clear that this didn't mean,
>> "It's not your responsibility/it's not incumbent upon you to go to
>> Ciudad Ju=E1rez," but rather "you'd be a damn fool to go to Ciudad
>> Ju=E1rez because it's a dangerous place."
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-Wilson
–––
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"––a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
–Mark Twain

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