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minerva commented on the word man in straw
A madman (so called because the inmates of Bedlam slept in straw).
December 18, 2007
bilby commented on the word man in straw
Didn't the baby Jesus also sleep in straw in Bethlehem? Curiouser and curiouser.
December 18, 2007