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<P>I remember using "Girls rule, boys drool" in the early 1990's in rural western Nebraska...<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>Sam Clements <SClements@NEO.RR.COM></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>American Dialect Society <ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU></I><BR>To: <I>ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU</I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: Beans, etc, PS: The Battle Hymn...</I><BR>Date: <I>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:22:50 -0400</I><BR>---------------------- Information from the mail header -----------------------<BR>Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU><BR>Poster: Sam Clements <SClements@NEO.RR.COM><BR>Subject: Re: Beans, etc, PS: The Battle Hymn...<BR>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Grant Barrett" <gbarrett@WORLDNEWYORK.ORG><BR>To:
<ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU><BR>Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 2:19 PM<BR>Subject: Re: Beans, etc, PS: The Battle Hymn...<BR><BR><BR>> On Jun 10, 2007, at 10:08, Jonathan Lighter wrote:<BR>>> "Girls rule, boys drool!"<BR>>><BR>>> and<BR>>><BR>>> "Girls go to college to get more knowledge.<BR>>> Boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider."<BR>><BR>> My 11-year-old niece in Missouri says both of these and has for a few<BR>> years. I believe she picked them up from television, though God knows<BR>> from which of the many vapid shows she watches.<BR>><BR>> Grant Barrett<BR>My 14-year-old daughter knows the second one(Jupiter/stupider). She "says"<BR>she remembers it from PRE-SCHOOL! I think I would trust her judgement. She<BR>says she has never heard the first
one--"rule/drool."<BR><BR>Sam Clements<BR><BR>------------------------------------------------------------<BR>The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2755??PS=47575" target="_top">Make every IM count. Download Messenger and join the i’m Initiative now. It’s free.</a> </html>
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