Re: Re: OT/"deep sixing"
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: OT/"deep sixing"
- From: J* C*
- Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 15:38:54 PDT
>To "deep six" something was to bury it thoroughly and finally and >without
>resurecting it, even for discussion.
Sounds more feasable than the six fathoms explanation.
I don't feel anywhere near so ignorant, after asking everyone I saw
yesterday, if they knew the term. None had, and most suggested it might be a
sporting term of some sort, or something crude.
>But shall I tell you about the 1901 flood that wiped out the town and
>brought the bodies to the surface.. no??? I LUV the old stories and
>those that are STILL being created down there.
>Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo, NY
Best not Carolyn, or I'll tell you about the cat we buried 6 times.
Cheers, Jan in Aus.
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