by "John Briggs" <john.briggs4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 15, 2008 at 04:12 PM
Ildhund wrote:
> Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Is it biblical or
> classical?
Classical.
I have a notion that the Corinthian/Commoners dichotomy is
> analogous to Gentlemen/Players, the Corinthians being successors to
> Dandies and similar high- (and loose-) living young gentlemen of
> means. Does it pre-date the formation of the Corinthians football
> club in 1882?
You have curious notions. It relates to the ideal of amateur s****t -
associated with Greece, for some reason, cf Olympic Games.
--
John Briggs
