End of ADS-L Digest - 19 May 1998 to 20 May 1998
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There are 17 messages totalling 614 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

1. cod fax (2)
2. Yiddish and "Abie the Agent"
3. "Ello" (1848)
4. Minnesota-area dialect
5. Ben vs. bin
6. Thanks for Guy Bailey's email address
7. bottles of beer (3)
8. knitted cap -- togie, etc. (3)
9. Deletion of "to"; 'em (2)
10. Deleted "to"; 'em singular
11. Deleted "to"; 'em singular

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Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 00:17:21 EDT
From: Bapopik
Subject: Re: cod fax

Methinks Shakespeare has nothing to do with it.
In the 19th century, "cod" was supposed to be a cure for what ails you.
You took cod liver oil and Carter's little liver pills. People still got sick
and died.
But they learned that they hated cod!