larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (11/21/85)
Did you ever use a word or phrase for years, take it for granted, and
all of a sudden wonder about its LITERAL meaning and etymology?
Well, my phrase for the day is ``lazy susan''. Does anyone in Netland
have any idea as to its etymology? Why ``lazy susan'' as opposed to say,
``lazy jane'' or ``lazy john''? Was there a real Susan behind its invention?
Was she too lazy to reach in the back of her cupboards?
This ought to be a real thought provoking question...
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=== "Have you hugged your cat today?" ===mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) (11/30/85)
> Well, my phrase for the day is ``lazy susan''. Does anyone in Netland >have any idea as to its etymology? Why ``lazy susan'' as opposed to say, >``lazy jane'' or ``lazy john''? Was there a real Susan behind its invention? >Was she too lazy to reach in the back of her cupboards? When I first heard about these devices, they were "lazy Daisy"s. Perhaps there was a Daisy? -- Martin Taylor {allegra,linus,ihnp4,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmt {uw-beaver,qucis,watmath}!utcsri!dciem!mmt