This is absolutely the last straw! Last Saturday 26 February 2005 09:36, james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx was like: > Hmm. ?I've never heard of the short end of the stick. ?I've heard of > the wrong end of the stick, and the short straw, but this one's new to > me. Of course this could be chinese whispers. Whole websites have sprung up with the aim of deciphering lyrics from bands like Can and the Cocteau Twins. What fun! > Maybe it's an American phrase. ?The most similar expression I can > think of over here is getting the sh*tty end of the stick. I've heard it used in England natively. > I've just noticed that this post has absolutely nothing useful in it, > but I'm about to press send anyway. Me too! ;-) tim hall http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
