HISTORY LESSON 101

[Laurence Horn]

At 8:52 PM -0600 2/15/02, Donald M Lance wrote:
>Someone forwarded this item to me.  I have no idea where it originated and
>don't really want to know.  Accompanying comments indicated that the
>previous two recipients took it as "gospel truth."  You lexicographers and
>slangographers out there might want to check your etymologies on these
>expressions and make appropriate corrections in your files.  You bet!
Actually, we did, a couple of years ago.  Should be in the archives.

LH