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