"cumberbund"

[Mark Mandel]

Pronounced "weskit", of course.

Mark Mandel


On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:50:51AM -0500, Charles Doyle wrote:
> >
> > I expect one problem is that most of us academic listfolks,
> > and most of the individuals we converse with regularly,
> > don't typically have occasion to use the word (or don its
> > referent) much.
>
> Yes, because we know that the proper thing to do is wear
> a waistcoat, not a cummerbund, with black tie.
>
> Jesse, <ducking>
>
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