[Ads-l] "short-bus people"

Jonathan Lighter wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Thu May 20 00:30:30 UTC 2021


Live and learn. Thanks.

I believe that was the practice even when I was in elementary school, but
I've never heard the term "short bus."

JL

On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 8:18 PM James Eric Lawson <jel at nventure.com> wrote:

> Derived from the practice of using short(er) school buses to transport
> students with 'special needs'.
>
> On 5/19/21 3:55 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> > What th' -- ?
> >
> >
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-shaman-lawyer-makes-offensive-214435903.html
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