escape goat

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Tue Nov 6 05:20:01 UTC 2012


<<<scapegoat > escape goat>>> WB: 'Scuse me for buttin' in . . . (even
heered <accuse me, squeeze me> in lieu) . . . I hereby prophesy the
ultimate restoration: scape goat > escape goat > *excape goat (it gets away
by capriciously shedding its coat).

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