Date:    Wed, 17 Jun 1998 12:53:45 PDT
<br>From:    Phil Thomas <preakness1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HOTMAIL.COM>
<br>Subject: Re: New Verb?
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<br>Bethany K Dumas wrote:
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<br>>The raises would be to reward outstanding professors and to prevent
<br>>some teachers from leaving, said UT President Joe Johnson. "You
<br>>don't want another institution to cherry-pick you."
<br>>                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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<br>In sports (commonly basketball and hockey), "cherry-picking" is when a
<br>player stays back near the opposing goal, in the hopes that a teammate
<br>will get the ball/puck, and pass it up the length of the playing surface
<br>so s/he can make an undefended goal attempt.
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<br>-Phil
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