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From: fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: etymology of phrase, "kicking the tires" ??
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Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 11:54:36 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 14 11:54:36 1985
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Organization: Motorola Microsystems, Phoenix AZ
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anyone know the origin of this phrase?  if, presumably, it actually refers
to people hauling off and giving the treads a good swift one, why in the
world were they doing it?  i've been curious about this one for years.
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