7.0056 Rs: Books in Print; Jawboning (2/21)

Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Wed, 16 Jun 1993 15:43:56 EST

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 7, No. 0056. Wednesday, 16 Jun 1993.


(1) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 93 08:16:26 +0100 (12 lines)
From: ucrahex@ucl.ac.uk (Eric Halpern)
Subject: Re: 7.0048 Rs: Books in Print (2/45)

(2) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 93 08:43:31 CST (9 lines)
From: "Jim Marchand" <marchand@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: jawboning

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Date: Mon, 14 Jun 93 08:16:26 +0100
From: ucrahex@ucl.ac.uk (Eric Halpern)
Subject: Re: 7.0048 Rs: Books in Print (2/45)


RE: Books in Print

BIP is also available on Compuserve, for a small (timed) fee above the basic
service rate.

Rick Halpern, Dept of History, University College London
ucrahex@ucl.ac.uk
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Date: Mon, 14 Jun 93 08:43:31 CST
From: "Jim Marchand" <marchand@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: jawboning

The expression `to jawbone' (= to persuade by strong talking) was common in
the Middle Tennessee of my youth, and I still use it. It was one of LBJ's
favorites, so it enjoyed brief popularity in the Washington crowd during his
term of office.
Jim Marchand.