:-)) Re: [ADS-L] "can of corn"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 8/23/2014 12:44 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>On Aug 23, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>
> > At 8/22/2014 10:53 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> >> The only viable competitors I can think of are "can of beans" 
> and "can of soup", and "can of corn" (or "can o' corn") has 
> alliteration going for it.
> >
> > Which appealed to Andy Warhol?  (Rhetorical question.)
>
>Ah, but what Warhol depicted was not a can of soup, but a soup can.
>
>"Warhol" + "soup can":   580K raw g-hits
>"Warhol" + "can of soup": 53K raw g-hits
>
>That's a whole nother thing.

'nother can of worms?  Even if not painted by Warhol, more popular --
"can of worms":  750K raw g-hits

JSB


>LH
> >>
> >> On Aug 22, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Mullins, Bill CIV (US) wrote:
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> >> > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
> >> > Caveats: NONE
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> > As for the
> >> >> legendary explanation for the origin of the metaphorical express= ion
> >> >> "can of corn":  I can't imagine there exists evidence that canned corn
> >> >> = was ever typically shelved higher than other food items in grocery
> >> >> stores!=
> >> >
> >> > Maybe not, but "can of corn" has a much better rhythm than 
> "can of chick peas" or "can of turnip greens".
> >> >
> >> > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
> >> > Caveats: NONE
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