The connection of loose and goose pops up every now and then. According to the movie, Gen. Patton told his troops they were going to "run through the Germans like shit through a goose," and maybe 12 years later The Big Bopper said, "I feel real loose, like a long-necked goose." I'm not implying there's a connection between being cool and having diarrhea imposed by force of arms, but in both cases, loose geese were involved.
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for this shoutout. It's nice to know that people still remember me, or at least the other me. As the Manolo would say, kisses to you, Nancy!
The connection of loose and goose pops up every now and then. According to the movie, Gen. Patton told his troops they were going to "run through the Germans like shit through a goose," and maybe 12 years later The Big Bopper said, "I feel real loose, like a long-necked goose." I'm not implying there's a connection between being cool and having diarrhea imposed by force of arms, but in both cases, loose geese were involved.
Thanks for reminding me about Manolo! And I use loosey-goosey all the time 🤣
I read it [Manolo], I loved it, I thank you!
Happy to have the Manolo link—great piece. FYI the link to your AI piece says “session timed out.”
Use this link and scroll down to Among the New Words, which will bring you to the PDF. I've changed the link in the post as well. https://read.dukeupress.edu/american-speech/issue/100/2
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for this shoutout. It's nice to know that people still remember me, or at least the other me. As the Manolo would say, kisses to you, Nancy!