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#15644 01/15/2001 2:32 PM

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Berlin

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belligerentyouth

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Berlin

Can someone explain how the saying 'All out of whack' came about? There certainly are numerous uses for this word, but it's funny this one came about. Americans use it to mean off-balance, or off-kilter, I think.

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whack belligerentyouth 01/15/2001 2:32 PM

Re: whack Jazzoctopus 01/15/2001 8:34 PM

Re: whack tsuwm 01/16/2001 1:21 AM

Re: whack belligerentyouth 01/16/2001 7:53 AM

Re: whack bikermom 01/16/2001 1:37 PM

Re: out of kilter maverick 01/18/2001 6:12 PM

Re: out of kilter Fiberbabe 01/18/2001 9:26 PM

Re: out of kilter Marty 01/18/2001 10:01 PM

Re: out of kilter Jackie 01/19/2001 1:24 AM

Re: out of kilter Marty 01/19/2001 2:33 AM

Re: out of kilter Anonymous 01/19/2001 5:07 AM

Re: git jmh 01/19/2001 7:31 AM

Re: git maverick 01/19/2001 5:37 PM

Re: git wow 01/19/2001 5:59 PM

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