I always run this sort of thing through Snopes.com.  They fact-check a large
number of the e-mails that get forwarded around on the internet.  You can see
their report on this particular e-mail (which they have labeled "False") at:
http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/1500.htm

Catherine Dean

>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....
>
>(in your spare time...haha)
>
>Thanks,
>Kim
>

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