on 6/6/03 8:25 AM, Kimberly Kenney, Curator at [log in to unmask]
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I keep getting this email, and being the "resident
> historian" among my family and friends, people keep
> asking me if any of it is true.  I know there are
> always a ton of rumors about how sayings and customs
> got started.  If this is all a bunch of hooey, I would
> like to be able to set the record straight too.  So I
> thought I would tap you all and see what you can tell
> me about it....

    This is all a bunch of hooey. Check the Urban Legends web site:

 http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/1500.htm

    Michael

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