[Ads-l] banana

[Mark Mandel]

Never mind. Right after sending that, I saw Garson's latest.

MAM

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 4:01 PM Mark Mandel <markamandel at gmail.com> wrote:

> And what does that "watermelon" mean?
>
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 2:37 AM Dave Hause <dwhause at cablemo.net> wrote:
>
>> Watermelon:  green on the outside,a thin white rind, and red through the
>> center.
>> Dave Hause
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wilson Gray
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:37 PM
>> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>> Subject: Re: banana
>>
>> > Besides "Oreo," cf.Native American  "apple": "red on the outside...."
>>
>> Cf. item Chicano _coconut_ "brown on the outside, ..."
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 6:51 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Besides "Oreo," cf.Native American  "apple": "red on the outside...."
>> >
>> > JL
>> >
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