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	Name:	architect -
	Subject:	the whole 9 yards?
	Date:	8/9/2011 8:58:22 AM

Hub, have you ever heard where the explanation of how the expression "Give them the whole nine yards" originated? I heard recently (Senior moment...can't remember where) that it originated in the early days of WW-II
when the rolls of machine gun bullets used on British bombers were coiled in lengths of nine yards per roll. Sounds reasonable.

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A little History - HubCap - 8/9/2011 3:58:38 AM

the whole 9 yards? - architect - 8/9/2011 8:58:22 AM

the whole 9 yards? - GaBoy - 8/10/2011 8:35:37 AM

BTW....Fascinating list - architect - 8/9/2011 9:00:41 AM

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