End of ADS-L Digest - 28 Oct 1995 to 29 Oct 1995

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Topics of the day:



 1. ?Earliest Citation of "Bite Me" (2)

 2. folk/folklore (10)

 3. ?Earliest Citation o

 4. BITE ME

 5. Sulking Over Silky Milk & Other Words of That Ilk (3)



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Date:  Mon, 30 Oct 1995 08:45:49 -0500

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

Subject: Re: ?Earliest Citation of "Bite Me"



>I recall "Bite my ass" in teenage male speech from the 1940s and 1950s

>in South Texas. Could have connections to North Texas or Arkansas. It

>could be a way of "telling off" someone who had done something mildly

>or greatly offinsive to the prospective "bitee." Though salatious to a

>degree, I don't recall it being fellatious. One could also say "Well,

>bite my ass" to indicate low credibility upon hearing something someone

>said. Or one could say it upon hitting one's thumb instead of a nail.

>                               DMLance



Somehow it scares me to think that "bite me" is "fellatious" (is this your

coinage, Don?). I also thought it meant "bite my ass"--a possibly painful

but less seriously damaging kind of bite, I imagine.