VLVL2 (1) Missed Communications: Beginnings

[Elainemmbell at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/17/2003 12:01:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
mjoseph at rci.rutgers.edu writes:

> To "rat" one's hair is
> such an unusual term, 

actually, this is not an unusual term--it was a very common colloquialism in 
the early 60's and was a synonym for "teasing" or "back-combing", a 
hairdressing method used to create those big, poufy bouffant hairdos that were then in 
vogue.  I doubt that either "teasing" or  "rat" were literary inventions.
Elaine M.M. Bell, Writer
(860) 523-9225
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