Meaning of "Wreck of the Hespress"?

Posted by Dave on July 06, 2003

Had a friend describe her general demeanor in the morning as looking like the "wreck of the Hespress" and I asked her it's meaning. She said her mother had used the saying often but didn't know the origin of the saying. I myself had never heard of it. Would someone know of it's original use?

Thanks.

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