[Ads-l] people who shower after work

Bill Mullins amcombill at HOTMAIL.COM
Wed Jul 31 19:40:45 UTC 2019


> I give examples of the "people who shower before/after work" distinction

> going back to 1988, but I wouldn't be surprised if an ADS-Ler can beat that.

>

_Rocky Mount [NC] Telegram_ 21 May 1981 p 17 col 8
"There are two kinds of jobs:  There are jobs for which you take a shower before you go to work, and there are jobs where you take a shower after you come home from work."

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