Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 07:06:18 -0700 (PDT)
Title: A couple winks

Vern, on his way back to the darkened card room, helmet under his arm, says
"Gotta leave here in two hours, gonna catch a couple winks."  He turns and
faces the bar room.  "Keep the mafficking down to a nice low roar, ok?"

"G'nite" is heard here and there, a couple beer mugs raised in silent tribute
to the buffalo warrior. Roach mutters a sleepy, "LOW roar is right.  This here
crowd is near dead..."

*maf.fick \'maf-ik\ vi [back-formation fr. Mafeking night, English
celebration of the lifting of] the siege of Mafeking, So. Africa, May 17,
1900 : to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
1900 Westm. Gaz. 25 May 2/3 "The feathers..are sold for a penny each
to enable mafficking revellers to tickle other revellers' noses.

later,
d.


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