Beans, etc, PS: The Battle Hymn...

[Sam Clements]

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From: "Grant Barrett" <gbarrett at WORLDNEWYORK.ORG>
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Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: Beans, etc, PS: The Battle Hymn...


> On Jun 10, 2007, at 10:08, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>>   "Girls rule, boys drool!"
>>
>>   and
>>
>>   "Girls go to college to get more knowledge.
>>   Boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider."
>
> My 11-year-old niece in Missouri says both of these and has for a few
> years. I believe she picked them up from television, though God knows
> from which of the many vapid shows she watches.
>
> Grant Barrett
My 14-year-old daughter knows the second one(Jupiter/stupider).  She "says"
she remembers it from PRE-SCHOOL!  I think I would trust her judgement.  She
says she has never heard the first one--"rule/drool."

Sam Clements

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