[Ads-l] Heard: _nards_ "testes"

Joel Berson berson at ATT.NET
Sun Aug 2 15:21:06 UTC 2015


In "nads" the (get-up and) go is gone.

Joel

      From: Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
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 Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2015 12:18 AM
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On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 7:58 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> HDAS: 1968-70.
>
> Var. of "nads."
>
> Cf. "nuts" and "nertz."
>

"Nads" just isn't good enough for these young whippersnappers, I reckon.
-- 
-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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