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Old 05-22-2006, 05:45 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default The Origin of Words
http://www.wordorigins.org/

Scroll down on this site to easily click the sayings we use every day and read what their origins are.

Phrases like:
Kick the Bucket
Up to Snuff
Peanut Gallery
Balls to the Wall
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Old 05-28-2006, 06:54 AM   #2 (permalink)
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This is absolutely great!!! Thanks, Merika, it will take me some time to get through all those....will start the game over in IG under "Alphabet Word game" today and we'll all learn something
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I wonder if they'll ever add "my bum is itchy"?
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I wonder if they'll ever add "my bum is itchy"?
I'm sure they will...but things like that never happen in one's lifetime
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