more shit

[Douglas G. Wilson]

On 9/23/2011 1:22 PM, Laurence Horn 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"
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There are "like pigs in shit", "happy as a pig in shit", etc., mentioned
in this list a few years ago.

-- Doug Wilson

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