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"good riddance"
As far as I know, that's an abbreviation of "good riddance to bad rubbish" which means you are pleased that someone bad or something of poor quality has gone/is going.
One site I found http://www.geocities.com/PicketFence/7608/sayG.htm attributed it to Charles Dickens (1848) Dombey and Son - I'm not sure of the accuracy.
That's about all I've been able to find though. Oh, except there's a reference to it on a site called dumpaguy.com - can't imagine why?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Hmmm? Bobyoungbalt 05/01/02 02:12 AM Re: Hmmm? hev 05/01/02 02:51 AM Re: Hmmm? WhitmanO'Neill 05/01/02 03:14 AM Re: Hmmm? WhitmanO'Neill 05/01/02 03:29 AM Re: Hmmm? tsuwm 05/01/02 03:34 AM
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