Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amazing,. That was 25 years ago and that was my first reaction when he said Kool-Aid. Lived in S.F. at the time and the memory is still vivid. Gary On Saturday 03 May 2003 15:25, Brian Reid wrote: > Sometimes I make references that are just too obscure. When I say "drink > the Kool-aid" that is a reference to the 1978 Jonestown massacre in which > people demonstrated their belief in something that they knew intellectually > could not possibly be true. Here's an etomology: > > <http://www.wordspy.com/words/drinktheKool-Aid.asp> > > > And by the way, Brian, if B.D. and I sat down to Kool-aid at the table, > > we'd toast you, for all you do in letting the rabble stay in! - -- Gary W. Marklund Peoria, AZ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html