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To: Rambi who wrote (58478)	2/8/2001 8:05:58 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Respond to of 71178

But if you look up pantaloonS in Miriam Webster, you get pantaloon(no S) ~ Main Entry: pan·ta·loon Pronunciation: "pan-t&-'lün Function: noun Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French Pantalon, from Old Italian Pantaleone, Pantalone Date: circa 1590 1 a or pan·ta·lo·ne /-t&-'lO-nE/ capitalized : a character in the commedia dell'arte that is usually a skinny old dotard who wears spectacles, slippers, and a tight-fitting combination of trousers and stockings b : a buffoon in pantomimes 2 plural a : wide breeches worn especially in England during the reign of Charles II b : close-fitting trousers usually having straps passing under the instep and worn especially in the 19th century 3 : loose-fitting usually shorter than ankle-length trousers So maybe they are supposed to be singular and we have just been messing up all these decades into centuries. I'm going to put my pant on tomorrow. And, your dark day comment had to make me think of a favorite song ~ Like a ghost - is the curtain in the white light of the morning - Dancing in the morning are you there - are you there? And a shadow - like a sadness falling all across the garden Dancing in the garden are you there, are you there? Shine on, friend. Goodnight Why then then darkening of the light And the leaves at my feet whisper sounds so familiar - are you there? Are you there? Where the clouds pull apart and the moon changes faces in the quiet secret places are you there? Are you there? Concrete Blonde