From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V10 #140 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Thursday, July 9 2009 Volume 10 : Number 140 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Re: Going to the Country [Bartley Gallagher Subject: [RS] Re: Going to the Country Huh? "in the country" did not mean "in the country"? Same words. I don't Get It. Is Abby going "in the country" to buy a farm? Kick over the milk bucket? Did she cash in her chips to go south? Did that dog bite the big one so they took her for a ride? I can't figure this speech. I'm thinking she may have been euphemized? Some language that English...Please translate. Bartleby On Jul 8, 2009, at 4:55 AM, Vanessa wrote: > About Abby--I, too, was really glad to hear that "in the country" > did NOT > mean "in the country"! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:38:22 -0400 From: "John Fix 3rd" Subject: RE: [RS] Re: Going to the Country Reminds me of this story from The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/packers_tell_fans_they_gave_favre " GREEN BAY, WI-The Green Bay Packers addressed questions concerning the current status, future plans, and whereabouts of recently retired quarterback Brett Favre by announcing Monday that they had sent him to the country to live on a beautiful farm with a very nice family." > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org [mailto:owner-shindell-list- > digest@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Bartley Gallagher > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 11:16 AM > To: shindell-list@smoe.org > Subject: [RS] Re: Going to the Country > > Huh? "in the country" did not mean "in the country"? Same words. I > don't Get It. Is Abby going "in the country" to buy a farm? Kick over > the milk bucket? Did she cash in her chips to go south? Did that dog > bite the big one so they took her for a ride? > I can't figure this speech. I'm thinking she may have been euphemized? > Some language that English...Please translate. > > Bartleby > > On Jul 8, 2009, at 4:55 AM, Vanessa wrote: > > > About Abby--I, too, was really glad to hear that "in the country" > > did NOT > > mean "in the country"! ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V10 #140 ************************************