Heard on NFL Blackhawks vs. Redwings

[Alison Murie]

On Dec 27, 2009, at 6:28 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:

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> On Dec 27, 2009, at 3:03 PM, Alison Murie wrote:
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>> On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
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>>> Those sound like different things to me in relation to sports
>>> (though I never watch them).
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>>> Fast sounds like running and quick sounds like making movements to
>>> the side for avoidance or otherwise changing the plan when needed.
>>> Quick can also refer to the mental faculty.
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>>> Benjamin Barrett
>>> Seattle, WA
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>>> On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Michael Sheehan wrote:
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>>>> "Not only is he fast, but he is quick."  [Mickey Redmond}
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>> Not to mention being alive.
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> Is that meaning still used? I don't think I've ever seen it outside
> of references. BB
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Perhaps not.  It turns up in cryptic crosswords.  I suppose it only is
spoken by people being consciously archaic.
AM

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