:-)) Re: [ADS-L] "can of corn"

[Laurence Horn]

On Aug 23, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

> At 8/22/2014 10:53 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>> The only viable competitors I can think of are "can of beans" and "can of soup", and "can of corn" (or "can o' corn") has alliteration going for it.
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> Which appealed to Andy Warhol?  (Rhetorical question.)

Ah, but what Warhol depicted was not a can of soup, but a soup can.  

"Warhol" + "soup can":   580K raw g-hits
"Warhol" + "can of soup": 53K raw g-hits

That's a whole nother thing.  

LH
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>> On Aug 22, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Mullins, Bill CIV (US) wrote:
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>> > As for the
>> >> legendary explanation for the origin of the metaphorical express= ion
>> >> "can of corn":  I can't imagine there exists evidence that canned corn
>> >> = was ever typically shelved higher than other food items in grocery
>> >> stores!=
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>> > Maybe not, but "can of corn" has a much better rhythm than "can of chick peas" or "can of turnip greens".
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