Fwd: amusing usage - _what_ hit the fan?

[Laurence Horn]

At 8:58 AM -0700 10/11/08, Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
>Begin forwarded message:
>
>>From: "Ann Burlingham"
>>Date: October 10, 2008 10:50:06 AM PDT
>>Subject: amusing usage - _what_ hit the fan?
>>
>>Our year to date and even this past September's sales were up by about
>>7% until the last week when the nation's economy hit the fan, but we
>>think that too will play out due to the resolve of American small
>>business.
>>
>>(from Nashville Wraps, wholesaler of gift wrap, shopping bags, etc.
>>newsletter...)
>
>arnold
>
Yes, the first edition of the newsletter had it as "until the last
week when the shit hit the nation's economy"

LH

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