Snake Mary

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yeah, but I'm dumber now.

JL


On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 5:39 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > In WVE also to "give somebody a hunch" used to mean to give them a
> > figurative nudge. Hence, "hunch," an inkling.
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> There's a clearer explication in HDAS, Jon. ;-)
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