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To: Fester Chugabrew; Jack Hydrazine; Slings and Arrows; JoeProBono

I knew a fellow who had an excess of Zeugma.

Seemed to clear up right after his Brit Milah.

10 posted on 07/14/2015 9:38:56 PM PDT by shibumi ("Cover it with gas and set it on fire.")

19 posted on 07/14/2015 10:57:53 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)

For further erudition:

from: http://www.balashon.com/2007/05/zug.html

zug Reader David H. asked about the Hebrew word zug זוג, and its connection to the English words "yoke - conjugal - zeugma" (I have to admit I hadn't heard of the last one, but it has its own Wikipedia entry.) Well, there certainly is a connection. The Hebrew word meaning "pair, couple" derives from the Greek: zygon - "pair", zeugos - "a team (of oxen)". The Greek, in turn, derives from the Indo-European root *yeug, meaning "to join", from where we get all sorts of words: yoke conjugal - as well as the related jugular zeugma and zygote yoga (meaning "union") and from the related root *yu-n-g: join, joint, junction, junta, adjust, joust

35 posted on 07/15/2015 6:51:18 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)

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