On 2004/09/01, at 11:51, Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx wrote: > Note that there is the implicit epithet that Bessie is _not_ a milk > cow, > since milk cows are _not_ for eatin', and essentially every cow has a > right to > be a milk cow (unlike bulls). But, when I was a callow youth, somewhere around twelve or thirteen, my best friend's family had a cow named Betsy. Betsy was a lovely cow, of whom everyone in the family was fond. Then she dried up. No more milk. The next time I visited my friend, we had "Betsy burgers" for lunch. John L. McCreery The Word Works, Ltd. 55-13-202 Miyagaya, Nishi-ku Yokohama, Japan 220-0006 Tel 81-45-314-9324 Email mccreery@xxxxxxx "Making Symbols is Our Business" ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html