[lace-chat] Fwd: English/Gordon Bennett

[Tamara P. Duvall]

I try to keep in touch with my sprig, which, despite a dstance of 3000 
miles, is posible due to e-mail (I don't "do" 'phone<g>)... I forwarded 
him the bits on Gordon Bennett; he forwarded back a couple of 
websites... The first one must be the one from which Jean has quoted -- 
it seems to be "word for word" in part. But it's more extensive, so I'm 
leaving in the URL for anyone who'd like to explore some more.

It's the *second* one which is a "keeper", to be bookmarked and checked 
occasionally... If you scroll down, you'll find *an* explanation of how 
"Gordon Bennett" became an expletive... You'll also find questions with 
no answers provided (much more fascinating, IMO <g>) One of them is, 
um, "topical"... :)

Just today, my cleaning woman quoted (sneeringly, I'm happy to report 
<g>) someone's opinion ("men work harder than women, they're smarter 
than women, they *ought* to be paid better"), and I responded with: 
"and the moon's made of green cheese..."

From: Danek Duvall
http://www.quinion.com/words/articles/gordon.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/have_your_say/question_time.shtml

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Tamara P Duvall
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Lexington, Virginia,  USA
Formerly of Warsaw, Poland
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