Date:  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 09:18:17 -0500

From:  Katherine Catmull <kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BGA.COM>

Subject: Re: childhood terms



On Fri, 12 Apr 1996, Larry Horn wrote:



> I can answer that one, although it wasn't my own childhood. The former is

> kidspeak for 'chocolate swirl', i.e. vanilla injected with a vein of chocolate/

> fudge. The latter refers to the use of television shows to measure time for

> kids who know how long a given show lasts but haven't yet mastered the

abstract

> concept of 'half-hour' or 'hour'.



Yes, that's exactly right.



I have the rather eerie feeling that Larry is a long-lost brother.



Kate Catmull      kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]bga.com