Hi Joe,
Boy, are you close! <Smit> from the Gaelic root... to hit or smite (like in
blacksmith) and <ereene> also Gaelic, for "little pieces"... sizes
unspecified. Thusly... smithereene to smash into little pieces.....I
think.... but I could be wrong on this one. I know more about gerbils than
smithereens.
Roger, K2JAS
At 02:51 AM 4/19/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Roger L. Elowitz wrote:
>>
>> Hi Gang,
>>
>> We here at K2JAS <SNIP>
>
>>Then, the fuses would be lit and the large series of
>>small simultaneous blasts would blow the rock below to smitherines
>>allowing ground rods to be easily inserted.
>
>I know I am a bit off subject here but this begs a question that has
>bugged me for years. What the hell is a "smithereen"?? I assume that it
>must be a sub-atomic particle like a Quark. Any one have an answer??
>
>--
>Joe Leikhim
>Jleikhim@nettally.com
>
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>i'm so glad i finished school" -F.Zappa 1967
>
>"The Revolution will NOT be televised" -Gil Scott Heron
>
>
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