Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 14:40:33 PDT

From: "Jim Ague, ague[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]tincup.cxo.dec.com, Col Spgs,

CO" ague[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]REDRCK.ENET.DEC.COM

Subject: Re: does anyone know?



Does anyone know the origin of the phrase, "To die for"? Someone

recently said that my daughter had eyes "to die for."



Rather than worrying about the literary origin of the phrase, I think you

should be more worried about the person using the phrase in reference to your

daughter! grin



-- Jim