'nine yards' saying

[XJ Rat]

OK, it is not a joke, but funny/interesting.

Where did the saying 'the whole nine yards' come from?

Answer;
WWII fighter planes had 27 feet of ammunition for their machine guns. Pilots would come back and say they gave him 'the whole nine yards' when they shot down a tough opponent. Hence the saying.

There are a whole lot more, but this is at the top of my list.

[4.3LXJ]

Interesting

[BlueXJ]

Lets hear more if you have them.

[XJ Rat]

A couple more...

In England (hundreds of years ago) thresh would be put down on the floors to aid in traction. Pretty soon the thresh would be spilling out the doors. So a board was installed to keep the thresh from falling out of the house. The board was known as a 'thresh hold'. Same as what is in your house now.

Also from England comes the phrase "its raining cats and dogs'. Houses there used to have thatch roofs which became very slippery when wet. Critters, including cats and dogs, would be up on the roof of houses. When it rained they would slide off. It was not uncommon to have cats and dogs pass a window during a rain storm.

[BrianXJ]

nice

[Jamie Lynn]

Good stuff guys!