"Better to have the camel on the inside ...", mutatis mutandis

[Dave Hause]

Specializing in burritos?
Dave Hause
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From: "Laurence Horn" <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 11:44 AM

On Dec 15, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> No, we wouldn't. And remember when a "wise guy" was annoying but
> ordinarily
> innocuous?  And applied equally to both sexes?
>
> Now, if you don't say "wise-ass," the little **** don't know what the ****
> you're talking about.
>
> PS: Somebody mentioned the Food Network's new show called "Cook Your Ass
> Off!" to leading CNN anchor Kate Bolduan (b. 1983) on air.  She said
> offhandedly, "I *love* that title!"
>
No doubt a cookery competition for recipes involving donkey meat.  The
possibilities are, as it were, endless.

LH

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