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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 975.1 | | VALKYR::RUST | | Fri Jun 05 1992 09:01 | 15 |
| Yeah, "bated" is correct, but it may be losing ground.
Although, come to think of it, "baited breath" could well apply in some
cases; for example, whenever someone on a first date dashes to the
restroom to apply a quick squirt of Binaca (brand of
breath-freshener)... [Well, the _commercials_ imply you can "hook"
someone by using their product; sounds like bait to me!]
I believe "bate" can also mean the frenzied flapping of a bird, as when
a trained falcon panics, tries to fly free of the handler's arm, and,
caught by the jesses, flaps helplessly upside down. I think of that
image sometimes in "bated breath" situations, and it changes the
picture a wee bit...
-b
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| 975.2 | | TLE::SOULE | The elephant is wearing quiet clothes. | Fri Jun 05 1992 10:17 | 6 |
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Old joke:
"The cat ate the cheese and sat by the mouse-hole with baited breath."
Ben
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| 975.3 | | JIT081::DIAMOND | bad wiring. That was probably it. Very bad. | Sat Jun 06 1992 02:47 | 7 |
| Argh! Despite the wonderfulness of .2's pun, I still don't think we
want a separate note for every abused word. I think they could all
be replies to one bass note.
{P.S. I was considering opening a new bass note for this example too,
but such action would be a logical joke, not a lexical one.]
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| 975.4 | Which angle is the one?? | AUSSIE::WHORLOW | Bushies do it for FREE! | Sun Jun 14 1992 20:44 | 18 |
| G'day,
<<< Note 975.3 by JIT081::DIAMOND "bad wiring. That was probably it. Very bad." >>>
>>Argh! Despite the wonderfulness of .2's pun, I still don't think we
>>want a separate note for every abused word. I think they could all
>>be replies to one bass note.
^
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Is this a DEEP note?, A fishy note, or a typographical ineptitude?
;-)
derek
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| 975.5 | | MYCRFT::PARODI | John H. Parodi | Mon Jun 15 1992 06:51 | 6 |
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> Is this a DEEP note?, A fishy note, or a typographical ineptitude?
It's one from an oversize voila...
JP
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| 975.6 | A lunch time invitation... | PASTIS::MONAHAN | humanity is a trojan horse | Mon Jun 15 1992 09:55 | 3 |
| I just received an electronic message from a female colleague who
does not read this file, but is fond of puns. She told me she would be
waiting in the car park for me with baited breasts.
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| 975.7 | Just like Jessica Rabbit. | REGENT::BROOMHEAD | Don't panic -- yet. | Mon Jun 15 1992 10:50 | 3 |
| Aha! A booby trap.
Ann B.
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| 975.8 | | SSDEVO::EGGERS | Anybody can fly with an engine. | Mon Jun 15 1992 11:23 | 3 |
| What is the G&S line from Trial by Jury?
... and a ring(?) which I bought of a booby.
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| 975.9 | | SMURF::SMURF::BINDER | Rem ratam agite | Mon Jun 15 1992 11:23 | 3 |
| Shame on you, Ann. Boobies are smarter than that.
-dick
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| 975.10 | word association | AUSSIE::WHORLOW | Bushies do it for FREE! | Mon Jun 15 1992 18:56 | 15 |
| G'day
Joke (?) from my, then, seven-y-o (now 20)
How do you catch a Bra?
set a booby trap...
djw
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| 975.11 | memories of childhood | HANNAH::OSMAN | see HANNAH::IGLOO$:[OSMAN]ERIC.VT240 | Mon Oct 19 1992 12:50 | 9 |
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We used to have a joke in our family. If one of us was late home for some
function (translation: "dinner"), when that person arrived, they might
say smirkily:
Gee, it smells like worms around here. Y'all must have been waiting
for me with baited breath !
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