"Balls" goes mainstream and polite!

[Wilson Gray]

"Balls!" said the queen. "If I had them, then I'd be king!"

A common, nonsense - AFAIK - extension of the simple exclamation used among
EM, back when.


On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 9:52 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/09/iowa-senate-hopeful-will-use-his-glock-to-blow-your-balls-off/
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