ho = 'eager or gullible enthusiast, usu. female (for); "sucker" (for).'

[Wilson Gray]

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2011 Â http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/153089481 : First I should
> mention that I am a "ho" for "Letters" compendia. That being said, TE
> [Lawrence] was a really fascinating dude.
>

In at the creation of a new semantic extension?! Congrats, Jon! (The
use of quotes by the author implies newness, IAC.)

Could be related to / influenced by / based upon / a modification of /
a reanalysis of the traditional,

_be a hog for_

There is a blues song and an R&B song (written by Lieber & Stoller?)
with the title,

"I'm A Hog For You, Baby" [I'm going to root all around your door: the blues]

"I'm A Hog For You, Baby" [I can't get enough of your love : R&B (by L&S?)]

"Moi Cochon Pour Toi, Petite Fille" [(I don't know enough "gumbo
French" to get the next verse) zydeco version]

Or not.

Youneverknow.

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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
-Mark Twain

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