Hi, Denton,
If it has indeed come full circle, I'm a bit wistful. This has been
instructive,
whimsical, and in the case of "I am a bagel," downright fall-on-the-floor funny.
John
Denton Taylor wrote:
> At 02:57 PM 1/26/00 +0100, you wrote:
> >Nope. "Berliner" is an expression used in some regions of Germany for a
> >certain kind of jelly donut. And, of course, everywhere, for the inhabitants
> >of Berlin. :-)
>
> To bring this full circle, a certain class of NYC youth often will refer to
> the police as 'jelly donuts', especially out-of-shape officers, for their
> alleged propensity to spend too much time in the local bakeries.
>
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