"How's your bird, Mrs. Robinson..."...as the CotB would have
it... TM (I think this thread has petered out...)
-----Original Message----- From: JAA [mailto:
johnnyyen@shaw.ca] Bird was a Rat Packism for your
johnson, as well
----- Original Message ----- From: <
BaxDeal@aol.com>
> In a message dated 4/14/02 6:09:47 PM,
BetsyaW@aol.com writes:
>
> << Sinatra, who maybe was the hardest-boiled
of them all, used "bird" to
> apply
> to both men and women. "Weatherwise it's such a
lovely day
> you just say the words
> and we'll beat our birds
> down to A-capulco Bay." >>
>
> In this case however, since the stanza quoted is
from the Jet-set anthem
> "Come Fly With Me", I think Frankie is refering to
actual birds.
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