Date:  Sun, 19 Mar 1995 12:43:16 GMT+1200

From:  Tim Behrend <t.behrend[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AUCKLAND.AC.NZ>

Subject: Re: hellbent for leather



On Fri, 17 Mar 1995 at 21:18:41 -0600, Joan Livingston-Webber

<webber[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CWIS.UNOMAHA.EDU> wrote:



> So, along with where in Sam Hell and Jesus H. Christ, I'd

> like to add my curiosity about hellbent for leather.

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I've never heard this expression, but "hell bent for election" was

always used in my family with a meaning like "recklessly fast".



Tim Behrend