Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 11:02:42 -0600

From: "Emerson, Jessie J" jjemerso[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]INGR.COM

Subject: Re: new subject



Related to "hell fire" are "shit fire" and "shoot fire" (all with with

fire pronounced similar to far) in the South.



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From: MELISSA S. SMITH [SMTP:mssmit01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]morehead-st.edu]

Sent: Thursday, 06 November, 1997 10:40 AM

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Subject: Re: new subject



I think that "hell fire" is self explanitory. It's just an expression

that describes just how bad something is. How better to do this then

to

compare it to Hell's fire? I've heard this for years. My

grandparents

said this constantly.



Melissa S. Smith

mssmit01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]morehead-st.edu



On Thu, 6 Nov 1997, STEVE ALLEN NOLDEN wrote:



Has anyone ever figured out the origin of the phrase "hell fire?"

As

used by Jeff Foxworthy.