Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: family of man meaning musings
From: Krechtz@aol.com
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 20:01:25 EDT

In a message dated 10/12/00 2:44:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bfranson@greennet.net writes:

<< Family of Man Goes West?
 >Thanks,
 >-Laura Manley
 >
 
 A quote from Paul Fussell's THE GREAT WAR AND MODERN MEMORY:
 
 "Of course there was a whole set of euphemisms for getting killed. 'Going
 West' was thought to be too la-di-da."
  >>

So what was Horace Greeley really trying to say in the mid-1800's - something 
like "Die, Yuppie Scum?"  

Joe Sobel


Joe