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Layrolls to catch meddlers

Posted by Jewel Bragg on November 14, 1999

As a small child when I asked my Grandmother, What is that?", she would often reply, "Layrolls to catch meddlers.". What is a layroll (spelling?) and what is the orgin of this phrase?

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