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From: dave@timeinc.UUCP (David Mutterer)
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Subject: Re: Anyone know where this saying came from?
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Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 12:14:59 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?
> 
> I was told that it came from the fact that the intestinal tract
> is nine yards (or so) long if unwound ...  So if you go the full
> nine yards you've been through all the sh*t.

Well, while I was in the army I heard that it meant when a full
backback was unloaded that the stuff laid out on the ground was
nine yards long.... stating that you were carrying a full load..
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					David Mutterer
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