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Old 06-14-06, 11:59 PM
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Folklore/proverbial expressions)

"Albatross" comes from a Spanish word for "pelican", and it was regarded as bad luck to kill one of these birds. Samuel Coleridge used the metaphor of an albatross in his poem "The Ancient Mariner".

(see also "millstone around one's neck" and "anchor around one's neck")

im a weight around your neck.

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Old 06-15-06, 12:11 AM
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To be more specific: (first site for Google to toss at ya)

But close enough EJ. I think your my penance for something, I just don't know what.
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