Variation on 'Pissed Myself"

[Wilson Gray]

Isn't that only a euphemistic variation of the (originally) military:

"Don't sweat the small shit"?

-Wilson

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
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>  At 9:36 AM -0400 4/3/08, Doug Harris wrote:
>  >  >From 'Overheard In NY':
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>  >Lady in corner stall: "Damn, I done sweated through my pants!"
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>  >--Restroom, 1 Liberty Plaza
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>  >dh
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>  vs. the PREP-less version in "Don't sweat the small stuff".
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>  LH
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