Date: Tue, 24 May 1994 09:31:41 -0500

From: debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIUC.EDU

Subject: Re: queries



King of the Hill in NYC in the 1950s referred to defending a small mound in

a vacant lot, not to a pile on. We didn't have enough kids in my

neighborhood to pile on, so the term is missing from my inventory. In

Illinois they don't play king of the hill because most of the state is

flat--and most of east central Illinois is below sea level. Or at least it

seems that way. The kids here play king of the damp basement.



Dennis

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