[Magdalen] Junk

[Jon Egger]

Yes, David.  Shrinkage, the great crippler of men of all ages.

NB: The kids loved watching Seinfeld with me when they were growing up.
Watching dvds of it now, I realize that when I was younger I did not see
how shallow the characters were and the ennui that they must have lived
with.

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Grace & peace,
Deacon Jon Egger



*“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who
has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to
deceive and overawe the People."(Eugene V. Debs, Anti-War Speech, June 16,
1918) *


On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 4/20/2015 9:46:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
>
> The  first I ever heard of this expression >>>
>
> It's used, as I recall, in some of the episodes of the sit-com,
> "Seinfeld".
>
> Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) uses the expression to describe the male
> genitalia in a somewhat derisive tone, and then waxes eloquent about
> how beautiful the female form is in comparison to the male.
>
> In another episode, Elaine uses also, I think, the expression, "stuff",  or
> something similar for the male externals after George (Jason  Alexander)
> verbalizes his exasperation at his "shrinkage" after swimming in cold
> water.
>
> So as a result, I tend to think of this expression as a sort of  female
> put-down, but I'll be quick to point out that this impression,  garnered
> from only one source, is incorrect.
>
>
>
> David Strang.
>