Dirt Nap

[Bill Palmer]

Occasionally used by Raleigh News & Observer columnist Barry Saunders.

Bill P.
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From: "Murrah Lee" <mclee at MURRAH.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 12:14 AM
Subject: Dirt Nap


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> I was speaking with a friend and historian in East Texas recently, and
> he used the term "dirt nap" to state that someone had died.  It was
> the first time I had ever heard the term, and I thought it was so
> colorful that I would report it to the list.
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