Lincoln's Dog Fido

[Gene C]

(03-20-2013 12:09 PM)Liz Rosenthal Wrote:  It seems that a number of terms and phrases uttered by Lincoln or people associated with him are still in the lexicon. It's kind of exciting to discover more examples of these, such as:

"better angels of our nature"
"lame duck session"
"It's best not to swap horses in the middle of a stream"
"hooker" (synonym for "whore," supposedly after General Joe Hooker)

So what about "Fido"? Can this name be added to the list?

It's OK with me, but I'd rather not be included on a list with that last one

Fido