Date:  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 12:00:09 -0400

From:  Wayne Glowka <wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU>

Subject: Re: green/string beans



>On Wed, 4 Oct 1995, Charles F Juengling wrote:

>

>> I drink pop and eat both green and string beans. String beans are a type

>> of green beans. String bgeans are the ones that are skinny, like strings!

>

>WOW -- d'ju hear that, Wayne? Nobody who's spent hours snappin' those

>beans with mama would EVER take 'string beans' to be metaphorical for

>skinny ones. It refers to that dadburned string that if you don't take it

>out, you or your loved ones will be crunchin' strings in your mouth

>instead of savoring the beans.



I heard it but was too busy to respond.







Wayne Glowka

Professor of English

Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

Georgia College

Milledgeville, GA 31061

912-453-4222

wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu