flying saucer and other critters

[Laurence Horn]

On Jul 17, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Jonathan Lighter
> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> HDAS 1 knows better.
>
> As usual.
>
> BTW, a few minutes ago, local cable - WOLF-TV, the local FOX--TV
> outlet - ran an ad that spelled out - or should that be,
> "spelled-out"? - a reference to
>
> "fingers and toes nail fungus"
>
> instead of
>
> "finger- and toenail fungus."
>
> I miss "jobs-creators." :-(

Maybe they were thinking of the dread "toe snail fungus".

LH

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