Re: braces

Thanks much, Scottie. That's especially helpful for the Blake
discussion; while I had a difficult time believing Satan was having
difficulty with his dental appliances, there's no doubt in my mind that
he did indeed have problems with his hose.

Very hard to get braces to work properly around all that brimstone. The
elastic just gives right out.

Jim

> I suppose someone DID mention, did they, the droll use
> of 'braces' in these islands to denote what Yanks call
> 'suspenders'? (God, this subject is tedious.) Which
> suspenders, you might say - to Michael's continuing
> bewilderment - are the items one's grandfather used
> to fasten under his knee to maintain a sleek tautness
> of the hose beneath the trouser cuff.
>
> Scottie B.
>

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