End of ADS-L Digest - 17 Jan 1996 to 18 Jan 1996

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There are 13 messages totalling 335 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. The Rat Pack is a rodent lighter (2)

 2. rat pack (2)

 3. Flaming

 4. X come Y

 5. More McX

 6. Family restaurant

 7. go postal (3)

 8. Grants available to travel overseas

 9. Denny's question reformulated



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Date:  Thu, 18 Jan 1996 23:59:58 EST

From:  Larry Horn <LHORN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU>

Subject: Re: The Rat Pack is a rodent lighter



>Sender:    American Dialect Society <ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>

>From:     Jeutonne Brewer <brewerj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NR.INFI.NET>

>Subject:   Re: The Rat Pack is a rodent lighter

>To:      Multiple recipients of list ADS-L <ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>

>

>In this context I think the Rat Pack refers to the group that included

>Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin. The Rat Pack is

>another rodent lighter after the death of Dean Martin.



Aw shucks. I suppose there's no point sending away for my rodent lighter,

then?





Larry