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Subject: Re: Re: etymology requested (more nines) - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 16-Nov-83 23:03:39 EST
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fortune!olson    Nov 16 17:49:00 1983

This was discussed not to long ago (I believe in net.misc).  The
most plausible explanantion (and incidentally the way I first heard it
explained :-})  is that the large dump trucks hold 9 cubic yards.
The whole nine yards thus refers to dumping a full load at once.

	Dave Olson, Fortune Systems {ihnp4,harpo,ucbvax!amd70}!fortune!olson