[Ads-l] _on the bone_ "ithyphallic"

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 9:58 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Back in my day,  "boner" was a common and polite term for an embarrassing
> error.
>
> No more. (Of course, I exaggerate; but it's been decades since I last heard
> someone say it.)
>

Doubtless, we won't hear anyone say, "pull a boner," ever again.


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-Wilson
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