hang vs. hung

Sun Nov 26 21:46:55 UTC 2006

In case anyone wants to read a little about such jokes, I (long ago) published a note on the genre, including a bit of history: "Title-Author Jokes, Now and Long Ago," _Journal of American Folklore_ 76 (1973): 52-54.

--Charlie
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>Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:31:40 -0500
>From: Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: hang vs. hung
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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>"The Yellow River," by I. P. Dailey?
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>"Under The Bleachers," by Seymour Harryass?
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>-Wilson
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>On 11/24/06, Charles Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:
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>> No, no, Wilson!  The correct title is "The Ruptured Chinaman."
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>> --Charlie
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>> ---- Original message ----
>> >Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:20:51 -0500
>> >From: Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
>> >Subject: Re: hang vs. hung
>> >To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>> >
>> >
>> >"Trail in the Sand," by One Hung Low
>> >
>> >-Wilson

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