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From: roy@gitpyr.UUCP (Roy J. Mongiovi)
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Subject: Anyone know where this saying came from?
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Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 01:05:50 EST
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How about the saying "the whole nine yards"?
Does anyone know what it was derived from?

I mean, shouldn't that be 10 yards?
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