Faustian Illeism (or Bob Dolean Illeism)

[Beverly Flanigan]

Just last night, a local citizen complained to City Council that "Jack
[himself] pays his taxes, Jack pays his utility bills, Jack takes care of
his properties, . . . [five or six times] and yet Jack gets screwed on
sewer repairs."

At 04:40 PM 7/11/2007, you wrote:
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>Poster:       Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM>
>Subject:      Re: Faustian Illeism (or Bob Dolean Illeism)
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>For anyone still interested, here's an English example from 1927:
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>   1927 "John Rhode" [Cecil J. Street] _Mademoiselle from Armenti'eres_
> (London: G. Bles) 170: Take me, f'rinstance....Whenever there's been a
> scrap on it's Bill 'oo's been shoved into it. An' 'ere I am, safe and
> sound....Lumme, I don't know where you chaps would be without old Bill to
> look after you.
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>   JL
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