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On Oct 8, 4:54*am, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> On Oct 7, 4:14*pm, NilsGLindgren > wrote:
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> > Tried an Alsace Pinot Gris, Dirler Bux 2008, but while it is not bad,
> > it certainly is not the bee's knees.

>
> > BTW, do bees have knees? I mean they do ahve legs (6 of them, even),
> > but KNEES?

>
> Seehttp://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-bees-knees.htmlfor
> information about the phrase "bees knees". I doubt if the name knee is
> used for describing a bee's anatomy, but they do have pollen sacs on
> their legs. I associate the phrase mostly with the US 1920s when the
> Charleston dance might be associated with the phrase. I have not heard
> anyone use the phrase in the last few decades.


OK so it was not the cat's pyamas, then. Tonight I tried a beer (Kirin
Ichiban) and an Amontillado - they were better (particularly the
Amontillado), still not perfect.