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This is interesting:

The_Minister · 2006-10-17 12:19:12

Just a little piece on a common phrase. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_241b.html I thought that it was cool.

17-10-2006 12:19pm

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Just a little piece on a common phrase.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_241b.html

I thought that it was cool.

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#2 19-10-2006 3:27am

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you thought wrong

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#3 13-11-2006 3:21pm

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This is also interesting.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_257b.html

I always thought that it came from clowns.

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#4 13-11-2006 6:09pm

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Grimes wrote:

you thought wrong

BURN!

as an aside, can ye quote the first couple of lines so I can decide if I want to click or not? not now, just in general.

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#5 13-11-2006 6:41pm

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tbh wrote:

as an aside, can ye quote the first couple of lines so I can decide if I want to click or not? not now, just in general.

Both links are safe.

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#6 13-11-2006 6:42pm

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The_Minister wrote:

Both links are safe.

but are they interesting?

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#7 13-11-2006 7:14pm

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They're interesting for people interested in etymology or linguistics. For people interested in archaeology, lego, antiques and collectables, p'rhaps not.

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