Goody Two-Shoes (1924)

[Wilson Gray]

Now that you mention it, Charlie, I have the same feeling.

-Wilson

On 6/26/06, Charles Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:
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> Seems to me I still hear (or have heard, or could
> hear), "He's a Trivial Pursuit bug"; or "She's a Harry
> Potter bug."  Am I archaic?  Idiolectal?  Idiotic?
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> --Charlie
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> >Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:03:26 -0700
> >From: Dave Wilton <dave at WILTON.NET>
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> >"Bug" is a 19th/early 20th century slang term for fan, esp.
> sports fans. In this case, it means fight fans, but could be
> used more generally.
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> >--Dave Wilton
> >  dave at wilton.net
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