Date:  Thu, 6 Nov 1997 11:39:51 -0500
From:  "MELISSA S. SMITH" <mssmit01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU>
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.
>