more shit

[Laurence Horn]

On Sep 23, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> You silver-tongued devil. Were drugs involved?
>
> JL

Well, they usually were in those days, as a general rule.

LH

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> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:
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>> On Sep 23, 2011, at 10:36 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote [in part]:
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>>> The HDAS files have enough on this word to make a book.
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>>> I've heard of "shit-scared," but never "shit-happy."
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>> Well, there's always the "shit-faced grin", although that doesn't connote
>> pure unadulterated joy.  For another positive locution:  I once told a
>> girlfriend her eyes were browner than shit.  She quite properly took it as a
>> compliment.
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>> LH
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