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Article #14751Re: wheee, I'm flying
From: Blair P. Houghton
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 19:45
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 19:45
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In article <gerald.724760656@manning> gerald@cs.UAlberta.CA (Gerald Oskoboiny) writes:
>We just had our dinner. The stewardess ("Math is hard!") asked my
>seat-mate, ``Chicken or Lasagna?'' He replied, ``I'll have the chicken''.
>Why do people insist on doing that? "THE chicken", as if there is only
>one chicken dish.
You wouldn't want to ask her for "a chicken." You never
know what sort of people are travelling with their
livestock up in first class.
--Blair
"SIZE of a DEFINITE ARTICLE."
P.S. I miss the Banana Splits. I want my Fliegle!!!!
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