Date:    Thu, 23 Apr 1998 13:54:57 -0700
<br>From:    "A. Maberry" <maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: wailing was:Re: P.S. on banshees
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<br>Please excuse my incompetence, but I deleted the original post that
<br>started this discussion. Wasn't it originally about the odd phrase
<br>"working like banshees" used by a senator? Maybe what we have here is just
<br>a mixed metaphor--I've heard the phrase "working like bastards." Perhaps
<br>the speaker was about to use that phrase, but quickly realizing the public
<br>nature of his interview, merely substituted the inocuous word "banshee."
<br>My memory isn't so good anymore, so if I am rambling-on out of touch with
<br>reality please ignore it.
<br>
<br>Allen
<br>maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu
<br>"We have a tough row to hoe if we're going to keep our heads above water."
<br>--Dwight D. Eisenhower(?)
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