As I recall, that little bit of slang originated in the Chicago area as "You
Bet Your Sweet Ass" but, as usual, I forget the details. /jim
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Walt Wayman
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:35 AM
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Subject: [OM] Re: OT - Would I fly a Fulcrum?? was Film media article
"Bet yo' ass," often preceded by "You can," is just Murkin speak
for the somewhat less macho-sounding "Wager your bum." :-)
Walt
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A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing
than he needs. -- Mark Twain (defining the cause of Zuikoholism a
century ago)
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From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:02:21 +0000
>
>Bet yo' ass!
>I would not even mind if the ejection seat was of unlikely
>serviceability...
>
>[I hope that this little bit of dialect is in no way offensive to
>anyone on the List. I do not know its literal meaning, but it
>was one of the expressive phrases I picked up when living among
>the natives in Florida some years ago ;-)]
>
>Chris
>
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