Gorram and Frack

[Jonathan Lighter]

That's OK, Alison. I should have learned long ago "never to assume."

JL

sagehen <sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM> wrote:
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>I foolishly took it for granite (n.b.) that all members of this forum were
>sufficiently advanced in age and learning to be conversant with the
>earlier sense of "to frag," undoubtedly the inspiration of the comic-book
>term.
>
>JL
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Of course. You're probably right. Sorry about my tone. Sometimes I feel
as if I'm older'n nearly everyone else & it leads me into pomposities &
other foolishness.
A. Murie


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