End of ADS-L Digest - 18 Dec 1997 to 19 Dec 1997
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Subject: ADS-L Digest - 19 Dec 1997 to 20 Dec 1997

There are 5 messages totalling 351 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

 1. SLANG FOR A SATURDAY: Not Found in Webster
 2. Blind Tiger; X-Mess; The Raven
 3. Reconsidering ADS publication arrangements
 4. "Mudville" article #2
 5. Barry Popik's New Items

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Date:  Sat, 20 Dec 1997 06:00:15 EST
From:  Bapopik <Bapopik[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>
Subject: SLANG FOR A SATURDAY: Not Found in Webster

  The Chicago Tribune had a short-lived series, "NOT FOUND IN WEBSTER," that
ran in a box near the sports headlines. Here they are--some of which HAVE
been recorded:

"Ain't It De Trut."--8 February 1917, pg. 12.
"Yazza."--11 February 1917, pg. 11.
"Gwan Ya Bum."--12 February 1917, pg. 11. (Precedes "Dodger Bum"--ed.)
"Yagottahandittoem."--13 February 1917, pg. 11.
"Zat So."--15 February 1917, pg. 12.
"Eluvanote."--16 February 1917, pg. 9.
"Attaboy"--22 February 1917, pg. 7.
"Awjuminthlake."--23 February 1917, pg. 11.
"Whereja Get Thastuff."--24 February 1917, pg. 14.
"Thas Aw Ri'."--25 February 1917, pg. 3, section II.
"Buhlieve Muh."--4 March 1917, pg. 2, section II.
"Plentaroomupfront."--10 March 1917, pg. 14.
"Waddye Mean?"--11 March 1917, pg. 3, section II.
"Watchyastep."--13 March 1917, pg. 11.
"Pleasetameetcha."--14 March 1917, pg. 14.
"Heeza 'Nother."--16 March 1917, pg. 9.
"Wadja Say Tathat?"--18 March 1917.