At 12:05 PM 4/6/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Dave continues...
>
>>> (fluff/nitpickery warning)
>>>
>>> Dave P: As a fan of Ms. Hockeysticks's coinage, Steve Earle is her
>>> "future former husband," not former future husband (which would
>>> signify a waning interest or a broken engagement...)
>>
>>Now that I'm thinking about it, Ms. H used it in regard to her former
>>interest in Mr. Earle (using NY Times style here), as it Earle is her
>>"former future husband" replaced by "current future husband" Jay
>>Farrar (or was it Jeff Wall?).
>
>Given Mr. Earle's marital record, he should probably be referred to as
>Amy's future former husband, if she's still interested, and former future
>former husband, if she's thrown him over.
>
Adding to the fluff -- even if it is twang related fluff -- Earle's still
married to wife #6. Y'all wouldn't want Earle to participate in bigamy, now
would ya?
Jeff
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