Date: Fri, 20 May 1994 13:51:33 -0500

From: mftcf[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UXA.ECN.BGU.EDU

Subject: Re: Uncl: Question



On Wed, 18 May 1994, Donald M. Lance wrote:



DARE says 'on the fritz' is of unknown origin, and that it is chiefly

Northern. There's a map on p. 579, Vol 2.

DMLance



Yes. Carver--working, of course, from the same data-- tags it as northern.

Makes sense-- Germans tended to settle in the northern states.



Tim