Tip of the slung or ...

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Aug 9, 2006, at 2:47 PM, Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:

> hey, have i really beaten out jerry cohen in suggesting this is a
> blend, of the idioms "every X under the sun" and "(call s.o.) every
> name in the book"?

the answer is yes, but by a mere ten seconds.

arnold

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