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On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:04:34 -0500, Watson Laughton
wrote:
>
>
> >>A reference to new life using a slang term that
> >>conveys the very lowest form of interaction between
> >>men and women is inappropriate, in my opinion.
>
> Hey! None of that!
>
> So the figure of speech may have been a little bit <a
> VERY little bit> bit
> on the "potty" side (although most people would not
> have even blinked,
> considering what they hear on NYPD Blue cable TV or
the
> radio every day).
> But to call what it refers to as "the very lowest form
> of interaction
> between men and women" seems a little bit extreme. In
> fact, many couples
> would consider that form of interaction to be the
cat's
> pajamas (to continue
> in the bedroom vein; although I don't think anyone has
> actually used that
> term since about 1930)
Ahem. I am not talking about sex, but rather the
meaning of the term "bang".
Bonnie
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