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Old 01-02-2007, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Gary D. View Post
I particularly liked the reference to "a keen switch"
That term was in common use when I was growing up in the South. A keen switch was one picked and trimmed especially for the purpose of imparting discipline to the wayward youth.

Frankly, as a child, I wasn't too keen on them.
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