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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (241333)9/8/2007 8:59:57 AM
From: c.hinton  Respond to of 281500
 
Nadine you are not a messenger but rather an advocate .

"Shooting the messenger" is a metaphoric phrase used to describe the act of lashing out at the (blameless) bearer of bad news.



To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (241333)9/8/2007 11:23:11 AM
From: bentway  Respond to of 281500
 
Wrong, as usual Nadine:

en.wikipedia.org



To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (241333)9/8/2007 11:33:12 AM
From: Lou Weed  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
<<No, it's because if you shoot the person who brings you bad news, you'll never get reliable information again. >>

Believe Nadine....that hole you're digging is getting bigger and bigger on this one...



To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (241333)9/8/2007 1:30:16 PM
From: one_less  Respond to of 281500
 
Oh now I get it. I didn't know you were a rasulla.