Ameliorated words of offensive origin

Jesse Sheidlower jester at PANIX.COM
Wed Feb 28 15:07:51 UTC 2001


>         You'll enjoy this true-life story, told me by a colleague a couple
> of years ago. She was crossing campus and overheard one female student
> tell another, "Oh, shit! I just stepped in some doggy-doo."

I've heard this exact same story attributed to David Guralnick!

JTS



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