Quote:Recognizing the uniforms before me, I snapped to attention and fired off a quick salute. Well, technically they should have saluted me, but I doubted the two Captains before me would recognize my rank of Colonel as anything more serious than the courtesy rank bestowed on fried-chicken restaurateurs.''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
My glib opening remark was cut off as they looked at my motorcycle, looked at each other, and then the Air Force captain turned towards the back of the house.
"JEANNIE!"
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll