Melting Pot

Alan Burdette (ABURDETT@UCS.INDIANA.EDU)
Wed, 15 Dec 1993 08:34:52 CDT

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I don't know if this has anything to do with early notions of the "melting
pot" metaphor, but in metallurgical melting down, isn't there usually a
"slag" of waste material that must be scraped off the top once the metals
have melted? Does this seem relevant?

Alan Burdette
Bloomington, Indiana
ABURDETTE@indiana.edu
"No Inspiration Will Remain Unpunished"

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