Quoting J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...>:
> In a message dated 2003:05:19 12:39:32 PM, andjo@FREE.FR writes:
>
> >(I do assume you don't claim ownership of any
> >personal enemies you might have!)
>
> Whilst growing up in Houston, Texas, a common phrase I heard was "I
> have
> dibs on ____" (blank = someone's name) and this usually meant a form
> of
> possessive enemy-ship as well as some seriously harmful intentions
> (usually a
> Texas-style "blood-grudge").
À la "Don't touch NN - he's mine!"?
Andreas