From: Ellen K. 

It's there indeed.

Ugly expression IMO regardless of the meaning.

On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 07:44:55 -0400, "JaneL" 
wrote in message :

>"Ellen K." wrote:
>
>> I never heard of that expression before.
>>
>> Is it true that it's in that children's book?
>>
>
>A quick search for ramona yard ape in Google finds:
>
>http://www.beverlycleary.com/books/0380732726-excerpt.html
>

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