Date:  Sat, 4 Feb 1995 13:39:51 -0800

From:  Dan Alford <dalford[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]S1.CSUHAYWARD.EDU>

Subject: Re: ADS-L Digest - 2 Feb 1995 to 3 Feb 1995



Ok, ok! I can't hold back any longer!



Back in the early '70s, my former UCLA linguistics chum Michael O'Brien and

I were exchanging frequent letters, especially when we hit on a new idea of

CONNIDITIES -- CONNected IDiomatic ambiguITIES, and the discussion on 'bum

steer' got so perilously close to one of our connidities that I have to post it:



  After shooting the bull for awhile, Max gave Slim a bum steer.



This should handle both the advice and object meaning alluded to earlier.



                            -- Moonhawk (%->)

  <"The fool on the hill sees the sun going down and>

  <the eyes in his head see the world spinning round">

                 <-- McCartney/Lennon>