Coming Undone

[Michele Fisher]

Dear Pavel,

I've heard "to come undone" used to mean to suffer some kind of breakdown,
either mental or physical.

Now, if someone can just explain what the Eagles meant by
"Her mind is Tiffany twisted
She's got the Mercedes bends" .....

Best,
Michele Fisher

----- Original Message -----
From: Pavel Samsonov <p0s5658 at ACS.TAMU.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: New E-mail


> Dear SEELANG'ers
>
> Could anyone explain what "to come undone" mean?
> I asked several people around and each gave me a different explanation.
> It is used by The Guess Who: "She came undone" and by The Eagles in
> "Heartache Tonight":
>
> Somebody's gonna hurt someone
> Before the night is through
> Somebody's gonna come undone
> There's nothin' we can do
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
> With compliments,
>
> Pavel (Paul) Samsonov
> EDAD, College of Education,
> Texas A&M University
> tel. (979) 862-7771 (lab)
>       (979) 862-9152 (home)
> fax (979) 862-4347
> e-mail p0s5658 at acs.tamu.edu
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> To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 3:45 PM
> Subject: New E-mail
>
>
> > here's my new e-mail address ggerhart at home.com
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