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Re: The whole nine yards

Posted By: Mousie, on host 199.107.4.10
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999, at 17:20:59
In Reply To: The whole nine yards posted by Brunnen-G on Tuesday, October 19, 1999, at 17:02:16:

> I have heard a number of explanations. Mine is that in the days of square riggers, a standard three-masted ship with three yardarms on each mast would be moving all-out, under full power, when all yardarms were flying sail. In other words - three masts - nine yardarms - the whole nine yards.
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> Any other questions?
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> Brunnen-G

My boss steadfastly maintains that machine gun bullets, or some such wartime ammunition, used to come in lengths of 9 yards, hence.....

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Re: The whole nine yards - Paul A. - Tue, 10/19/1999, 17:54:48
- Re: The whole nine yards - Mousie - Tue, 10/19/1999, 17:57:45
  - Re: The whole nine yards - Wolfspirit - Tue, 10/19/1999, 18:28:01
    - Re: The whole nine yards - Brunnen-G - Tue, 10/19/1999, 18:33:47
      - Re: Going the whole nine yards... Yeah!! - Wolfspirit - Tue, 10/19/1999, 19:02:52
        
        Re: Going the whole nine yards... Yeah!! - Stephen - Tue, 10/19/1999, 22:50:04
        
        Re: Going the whole nine yards... Yeah!! - Howard - Wed, 10/20/1999, 02:53:41
        
        Secret Origins of The Whole Nine Yards - Faux Pas - Wed, 10/20/1999, 07:20:50
        
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        23 Skidoo - Faux Pas - Wed, 10/20/1999, 06:46:27
        
        Re: 23 Skidoo. Shoo, fly - Wolfspirit - Wed, 10/20/1999, 10:23:34
        
        Re: 23 Skidoo. Shoo, fly - Howard - Wed, 10/20/1999, 16:12:30
        
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        Re: Flatiron in LONDON?! - Howard - Wed, 10/20/1999, 16:55:59
        
        Re: 86 the 23 Skidoo - Faux Pas - Wed, 10/20/1999, 11:50:25
        
        Re: 86 the 23 Skidoo - Kelly - Wed, 10/20/1999, 13:49:49
        
        Re: 86 the 23 Skidoo - Kelly - Wed, 10/20/1999, 14:43:52
        
        Re: 86 the 23 Skidoo - Darien - Wed, 10/20/1999, 14:49:28
        
        Re: 86 the 23 Skidoo - Kelly - Wed, 10/20/1999, 15:04:31
        
        Re: 86 the 23 Skidoo - Darien - Wed, 10/20/1999, 15:44:20
        
        Re: Going the whole nine yards... Yeah!! - Wolfspirit - Wed, 10/20/1999, 05:57:32
        
        Re: Going the whole nine yards... Yeah!! - Darien - Wed, 10/20/1999, 14:52:48
        
        Skedaddle - Wolfspirit - Wed, 10/20/1999, 06:08:09
        
        Re: Skedaddle - Dracimas - Wed, 10/20/1999, 07:16:05
        
        Re: Skedaddle - Chris - Thu, 10/21/1999, 19:51:49
        
        I've got them Millennial blues... - Faux Pas - Wed, 10/20/1999, 07:41:44
        
        Re: I've got them Millennial blues... - Dracimas - Wed, 10/20/1999, 09:42:28