[Ads-l] like a banshee

Jonathan Lighter wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Fri May 20 16:21:42 UTC 2016


Someone on MSNBC says that Donald Trump is "fighting like a banshee"
to keep from revealing his tax returns.

Banshees are noted for howling, not fighting.  ISTR that HDAS has
other, comparable exx.

JL

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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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