Date:  Tue, 4 Nov 1997 10:07:24 -0600
From:  Katherine Catmull <kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BGA.COM>
Subject: Re: "so do me something"

>| Is anyone familiar with the phrase, "So do me something" used
>| as a retort? Know anything about the origin?
>
>Yes..it sounds familiar. And when I read it, I "hear" it with a Yiddish
>accent, so perhaps it's a calque of a Yiddish expression. Just a guess,
>but...ya never know.

I'm reminded of Nathan Detroit in _Guys & Dolls_ singing "Sue Me"--"Call
a lawyer and sue me, sue me, what can ya do me, I love you . . ."

Kate Catmull
kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]bga.com