On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:33:49 -0500, 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.
Which brings us to the REAL meaning of JFK's famous "Ich bin ein
berliner": Kennedy was tipping us off, years in advance, that he was
Elvis.
BTW - for those of you who doubt that the thin yankee aristocrat and
the swivel hipped memphian were thesameperson, consider the
following: They were never seen together!
BBB
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B.B. Bean - Have horn, will travel
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Peach Orchard, MO
http://www.beancotton.com/bbbean.shtml
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