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The use of that reference just wasn't contemporaneous?
In Response To: I've always thought is was a sailing reference ()
It's like the 9 yard concrete ready mix truck. There are those, but they weren't in general use when the term was first known.
It's perplexing.
Messages In This Thread
- "The whole nine yards."
- Just saw a special....
- Interesting... as the other explanations don't seem to work...
- Snopes' pooh-poohs
- I've always thought is was a sailing reference
- The use of that reference just wasn't contemporaneous?
- Don't think so..
- Just saw a special....
