elag wrote:
>
> Looked at a certain way that could be almost as funny.
>
> It reminds me of a time when I was sitting w/ some college pals in a
> fast food joint called "Wally Wooten's Rootin' Tootin' Fine Food" which
> had as its mascot a Yosemite Sam rip off. Unespectedly, the clerk
> called us over saying that we had a phone call. On the line were a
> bunch of giggly girls who said they wanted us to come on over and be
> sure to bring plenty of mayonnaise, friction tape and wire coat hangers.
> As you might expect, the meeting never came off, but it did make for an
> amusing evening.
:O)
>
> > and another guy, Mike Harding (bluff Northerner) of when he was on tour
> > in the states and stayed at someone's house. He didn't like sitting
> > round doing nothing so he asked them if he could lay the table for
> > dinner. Only after the bemused looks did he find out that 'lay' meant
> > something else than putting out the cutlery etc :O)
>
> Boy, those guys sure are harsh when it comes to enforcing their rules of
> idiomatic expression. We're far looser hereabouts.
They were both products of a byegone age, common men who had to look
often for the lowest point of humour, though both could really make you
laugh if they tried.
--
Paul. (You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you ?)
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