who-laid-the-rail
adv. phr.— «All the time them gals up there in the loft a-screaming and carrying on to who-laid-the-rail.» —“William Edward Wilson” Abe Lincoln of Pigeon Creek , 1949. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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A listener in Hong Kong reports a funny misunderstanding: My niece is convinced that Abraham Lincoln’s name is actually Abraham LinkedIn and I will never hear it any other way again. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Abraham...