My Italian landlady in Brooklyn used to tell me how to make some of her
dishes (I was honoured to get her red gravy recipe when I left, which she
only shares with family).  Took me a while to understand, "You put some erl
in the pan..."
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To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 16:08
Subject: Re: [BP] Flat, Semi or Gloss?


> In a message dated 7/16/2004 10:02:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
>
> >C-
> >
> >Fer once Ralph seems to be right, Lord have mercy. Them flatting orls
(orl of turpentine) were expensive, and even though they were available in
the mid-18th C, only rich folks seemed to use them, not grub stake owners.
> >
> >V.I.
>
>
> Dear Mr. Idiot,
>
> Your first sentence is music to my shell-like (or was that shellack?)
ears.
>
> As for "orls," flatting or otherwise, it's obvious that you, Sir, are a
ignoramus.  Da woid youse are lookin fer is "erl," not "orl."  As in "Put
some erl on da boiner, Ise cold."
>
> Your friend,
>
> Ralph
>
> --
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uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to:
<http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>