--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, BaxDeal@... wrote:
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> In a message dated 3/8/09 8:53:08 AM, kvnsmith@... writes:
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> > I think it's one of those expressions that seem to exist mostly in�
> > crime fiction and among crime fiction fans. I mean, when was the last�
> > time you heard "shamus" in real life?
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> while I certainly don't know it for a fact, I wouldn't be surprised if said
> police force refers to themselves by such. beats the hell out of "the pigs",
> which is how I thought of the police for decades. whaddaya gonna do. child
> of the 60s, yanno?
But the pigs don't refer to themselves as such, an important difference (I don't know anything about the horsemen of Canada).
Best,
mrt
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