"brim for a fight"

[Laurence Horn]

At 6:19 AM -0700 4/17/07, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>"Hastening for a chastening" ?  "Fishin' for demolotion" ?
>"Jumpin' for a thumpin'" ? "Seekin' for a tweakin'" ?
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>   Aw, I guess I just made these up.
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>   Larry ?  Vharlie ?
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>   JL

Farmin' for a harmin'?
Huntin' for a confrontin'?
Bidin' for a hidin'?
More distantly related:  Yer ass is grass.

LH

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>Jim Parish <jparish at SIUE.EDU> wrote:
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>Bill Mullins wrote:
>>  But were they cruisin' for a bruisin'?
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>I believe the followup involves the phrase "achin' for a breakin'".
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>Jim Parish
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