Another non-metaphor

[Laurence Horn]

On Mar 21, 2014, at 5:28 AM, W Brewer wrote:

> DG: << the stuff I would call 'sand'>>
> ​WB's mommy used to call it <sleep>. WB would guess <sand> comes from the
> Sand Man, whom the Chordettes ask to get a dream from.​ <<... with a voice

a lonely heart

> like Pagliacci, and lots of hair like Liberace.>>
>
That's *Mister* Sandman to you!

LH, who also grew up with "sleep" rather than "sand" in his eyes

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