Hang a Louie

[Dennis R. Preston]

Not just your wife. If my driving experiences in Boston are typical,
everybody bangs everything when behind the wheel.

dInIs (who'd rather drive in Paris or even Athens)

>         My wife, from suburban Boston, says this.
>
>John Baker
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joanne M. Despres [mailto:jdespres at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 6:23 PM
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Subject: Re: Hang a Louie
>
>
>Has anybody heard the expression "bang a (left/right/etc.)"?  A friend of mine
>from eastern MA uses it, and I've never been sure whether it's a
>mistake, a reinterpretation,  or a legitimate variant (all of which
>concepts, I realize, shade off into each other).
>
>Joanne Despres
>Merriam-Webster

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Dennis R. Preston
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