[Ads-l] people who shower after work

Dave Hause dwhause at CABLEMO.NET
Thu Aug 1 06:15:56 UTC 2019


Or:  Young men shower at night, old men shower in the morning.
Dave Hause

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bill Mullins
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 3:38 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: people who shower after work

> I give examples of the "people who shower before/after work" distinction

> going back to 1988, but I wouldn't be surprised if an ADS-Ler can beat 
> that.

>



_Seattle Daily Times_ 17 Aug 1976  p D1 col 1
"Once again, suspense abounded over whether Barry would succumb to the 
temptations of television, a job where you take a shower before work instead 
of after, and sore feet are rarely a problem."
[Discussion of whether Rick Barry would leave the NBA and take a television 
announcing job.]

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