[Ads-l] gird, n.
Laurence Horn
laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Sat Oct 26 14:52:42 UTC 2019
> On Oct 26, 2019, at 10:09 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Duluth Trading Co. is urging guys to "lull their loins" with a pair of its
> "Dang Soft Underwear." ("Like a pillow for your package.")
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xQ-pzcYBlU
>
> But the issue here is that Dang Soft is also "like a cuddly panda hugged
> your gird."
>
> Maybe they mean "girth," but idiomatically even that's a (wait for it)
> stretch.
>
> But gird is the word. Maybe because "loins" are involved.
And maybe because…rhyme.
One rejected alternative:
Pamper your package all its worth,
Like a cuddly panda hugged your girth.
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