OT: Slinging coffee

Benjamin Barrett gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM
Mon Feb 11 17:48:03 UTC 2008


Yup. My guess is that's why there are no hits for "slinging pets", LOL. BB

Joel S. Berson wrote:
> Not to be confused with food fights.
>
> Joel
>
> At 2/10/2008 07:49 PM, you wrote:
>
>> It sounded as though it were a revived usage to me. Nevertheless,
>> according to Google, people sling hamburgers, sandwiches and computers.
>> Jewelry and milkshakes get one hit each, though no hits for desserts or
>> pets. BB
>>
>>

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