[at-l] Word of the Day

[dfaddleton@mindspring.com (David)]

>>red herring (red HER-ing) noun

>> A misleading clue; something used to divert
>> attention from the real issue.

I've always said it "hair-ing"
"Her-ing" sounds too much like a verb, the act of making something belong to a
female . . . not that I mind that mind you; or the act of speeding up, which I
DO mind . . .

So, is Her-ing a red herring? a bit o' jewelry? or a male ring?

no doubt shrinks could have a field day with jungian and freudian implications
of all this . . .

but, just to make it not a red herring, and to bring it back on topic, only
those who carry a frame pack care about rings and they don't care what color
they are or whose it is, as long as it keeps the pack on the frame . . .