I wonder how many know where "flying off the handle" came from? Gerry -------------------------------------------- > No. I won't be flying off the handle! > Fred > I'm waiting for Fred to chime in any moment... > > My wife introduced me to an Italian expression "His(her) straw tail has > caught fire", which basically means one is easily excited, prone to losing > one's temper over a small thing, usually a perceived slight. Warning that > someone has a straw tail - we'd say they have a short fuze. > Max > Charleston SC > _______________________________________
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