more shit
James Kyllo
jkyllo at clara.net
Sat Aug 5 14:27:39 CDT 2000
Paul M said:
>There was a particularly nasty usage I remember from a novel ("Looking for
>Mr. Goodbar" maybe). The guy (homocidal maniac I think it turned out) who
>picks up the heroine in the bar won't take her to his home on the grounds
>that he doesn't shit where he lives.
A close relation to the London (?) expression (meaning eg "leave next door's
daughter alone" as father's advice to son) "don't shit on your own doorstep"
best
James
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