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From: amgreene@athena.mit.edu (Andrew Marc Greene)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Ad on KGO Radio
Summary: Nit picking time
Keywords: cement
Message-ID: <1990Dec19.184239.14395@athena.mit.edu>
Date: 19 Dec 90 18:42:39 GMT
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Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (not really)
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In article <4162@mindlink.UUCP> a143@mindlink.UUCP (Ed Meyer) writes:

>thing is why I reject the expression, "...the whole nine yards."  All _ten_
>yards are required for a first down!

Um, this expression has nothing to do with football.  A complete shipment
of cement is nine (cubic) yards.

- Andrew