"Sweater-vest"

[Jonathan Lighter]

I've heard both.

But deep down I know Wilson's right. I used to wear one in 1959.

JL

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 6:45 PM, paul johnson <paulzjoh at mtnhome.com> wrote:

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> paul Johnson
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> Worn by all Doubletree Hotel bellmen
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> On 3/27/2012 5:41 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
> > "Sweater-vest"?!
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> > WTF is that?! Don't you mean,
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> > "Sleeveless sweater"?
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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.
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