Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 12:31:36 -0500

From: "Kathleen M. O'Neill" kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIC.EDU

Subject: Tail above the dashboard



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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 13:04:30 -0400

To: kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uic.edu

Subject: tail aobove the dashboard



In "All the King's Men," Robert Pehnn Warren twicehas Willy Stark say: "Keep

your tail above the dashboard," a parting expression that clearly means,

"Take care of yourself."



The dictionaries tell me that a dashboard was originally a fixture that kept

the driver of a buggy from being splashed with mud. But whose tail does this

refer to? Was there a reason for keeping the horse's tail above the

dashboard? If so, what was the reason?



Thanks to anyone who can help.



Kathleen M. O'Neill

Supervisor, UIC Language Laboratory

kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uic.edu