ancient Chinese saying

[victor steinbok]

@Jon: Zimmern was given 5 dozes of special herbal tea that he
dutifully consumed the first two days (once a day after lunch). On the
third day, he decided against it and poured the tea into the harbor.
That's when he uttered the words. ... But your query might be
addressed at Wilson.

@Wilson: Very witty, but only if you write that as weetee. I
considered "quittee", but thought that might be interpreted as rhyming
with "invitee". So I chose what I thought was more appropriate, no
matter what "dialect". It's supposed to rhyme with "witty".

@TomZ: please don't comment on this.

VS-)

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:

>>There's a traditional eye-diatect spelling for this this kind of "Chinese":
>
> _quittee_ or _quit-ee_
>
> Brain cells...fading! Meaning...unclear! Wha?
>
>
> JL
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In my lost boyhood, likewise said to be a "Chinese saying,"
>>
>> Man with long pole make broad jump.
>>
>>
>> There's a traditional eye-diatect spelling for this this kind of "Chinese":
>>
>> _quittee_ or _quit-ee_
>>
>> --
>> -Wilson

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