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Re: (spoiler) September issue of Sumo World (was Clyde bashing...)

To: "Jezz S" <jejima@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: (spoiler) September issue of Sumo World (was Clyde bashing...)
From: "Bob Reimer" <reimerb@rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 13:21:20 -0400
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On 8 Oct 2002 at 13:16, Jezz S wrote:

> What does the idiom 'as mean as a junkyard dog' mean?  Clyde uses this
> to describe Kokonoe-Oyakata.

Generally junkyard dogs are guard dogs that are bred to be viscious.  They 
are often poorly-fed and/or fed substances that will enhance their already 
nasty demeanor.  This idiom mirrors a line from a song by Jim Croce that 
described Bad, Bad Leroy Brown as "meaner than a junkyard dog" in the chorus. 

Regards,
Kofuji

References:
- (spoiler) September issue of Sumo World (was Clyde bashing...)
  - From: "Jezz S" <jejima@hotmail.com>

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