Date:  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 19:11:28 -0500

From:  Charles F Juengling <juen0001[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GOLD.TC.UMN.EDU>

Subject: Re: green/string beans



On Thu, 5 Oct 1995, Dan Alford wrote:



> 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.

You're right-- I haven't spent hours snappin' those things with mama; it

was my gramma who made me rack up all those hours!

FJ



 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.

>