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There are probably others.
True. There is the Shoe Inn where the old lady moved when she outgrew her Size 8.
Which begs the question, where did the expression "shoe in" come from?
Turns out it's "shoo in", not "shoe in".
Apparently, it was a horseracing term. Corrupt jockeys would hold back their own mounts in favor of the one on which they had all bet.
"The shoo-in is the only horse in the race that is trying to win."
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