Wordie: Fly: Comments

Comment by bilby, 6 months ago

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:35:28 +0000

"The most vociferous of the invaders of the Doral were probably no more than self-seekers and stoned demagogues, but there were more perilous infiltrations into the ranks of the non-delegates. The Yippies smelled a grand jury and more conspiracy trials in the offing and clammed up, but the vets, the most persuasive antiwar group in the country, were not so fly."
- 'The Big Tease', Germaine Greer in Harper's Monthly Magazine, Oct 1972.

Comment by reesetee, 8 months ago

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:56:15 +0000

In an odd way, that sounds lovely.

Comment by adoarns, 8 months ago

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:10:29 +0000

In medical intensive care units, to fly means to be able to withstand removal of a breathng tube more or less permanently. I.e., "Ms Bucket just t-pieced for three hours and her lungs sound clear, should we extubate?" "Yeah, I think she'll fly."