twitterrati plus request

Sun Mar 24 20:36:09 UTC 2013

The further we get into the past, the greater the likelihood of another
image coming into play -- that of a train whistle alerting someone to
danger.

On Sunday, March 24, 2013, Joel S. Berson wrote:

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> <font size=3>At 3/24/2013 12:28 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:<br>
> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">> could take it as an analogy
> with a policeman blowing a whistle to stop<br>
> someone from getting away<br><br>
> Yes, when you put it that way. The possibly inconsequential difference
> is<br>
> that just blowing a whistle won't stop anyone from getting away, but
> it<br>
> will alert other cops, who will pile into their Model T waving their<br>
> nightsticks in the air as they chase the evil-doer.<br><br>
> A ref's whistle will stop a play immediately,
> however.</font></blockquote><br>
> Perhaps not in the NFL these days.  But one difference is that
> sports players subscribe to a creed.<br><br>
> Joel<br><br>
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