You are absolutely right. If we think the recipe thread got people bothered 
this subject will really "take the rag off the bush".....which could lead us 
to a great line of discussion: old-timey expressions.
Does anyone know where the expression: "take the rag off the bush came 
from"?
I know. First of all, it translates to mean something mildly astonishing 
just happened.
Where it originated was from laundry days and sometimes people would drape 
their damp napkins over the top of a bush to dry. Very likely it would be 
something like an English boxwood bush since they are fluffy and have no 
thorns which would tear the napkin. Occasionally, a black bird or a bluejay 
would swoop down and snatch the napkin off of the bush and fly away with it.
So, there you go!





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: "ex" Ku Klux Klan member


> Oh, my:  this is totally inappropriate for this listserve.  The LV folks 
> are kind enough to offer us this forum uncensored but that means we have 
> to be responsible.  Democrats vs. Republicans is certainly an argument we 
> are free to have but not here.

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