Where did the saying 'The Whole Nine Yards' originate ???
Hint: If you are a military buff you may know..
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2012-05-21 16:12Trivia Question...
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss
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2012-08-07 04:29The complete quote is "...(someone) gave him/it the whole nine yards". It refers to the length of the ammunition belt that is installed in the fighter airplanes of the WWII era. A pilot was, and still is, to follow down his adversary that he is about to get a confirmed kill for. He had the option of firing all 27 feet of the ammo belt at it as he followed it into the ocean/ground.
9 yards= 27 feet
Hope that answers your question.
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2012-08-07 04:33That's it K.
The bomber was the B17...“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss
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2012-08-07 07:50There's a lengthy article about this query, described as "one of the great unsolved mysteries of modern etymology", on the WorldWideWords website.
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2012-08-07 08:03Well Batcher, it seems that the article you reference makes my definition credible being it only came into use after WW2..
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2012-08-07 13:59I would put it, like in Mythbusters, as "plausible"...!
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2012-08-07 14:46Geez, and I thought I was skeptical.....
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2013-03-18 22:05The whole 9 Yards, Cricket ?
