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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Widow's walk BranShea #177826 06/27/08 08:12 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX M Myridon addict Myridon addict M Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Merriam-Webster dates the phrase to 1818. Most websites that tell this story trace the practice to Norsemen (Vikings). Seems like a rather large gap in time. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Widow's walk Trident 06/27/08 05:31 PM Re: Widow's walk BranShea 06/27/08 06:50 PM Re: Widow's walk Myridon 06/27/08 08:12 PM Re: Widow's walk tsuwm 06/27/08 08:42 PM Re: Widow's walk zmjezhd 06/27/08 08:57 PM Re: Widow's walk Myridon 06/27/08 10:37 PM Re: Widow's walk tsuwm 06/27/08 10:52 PM Re: Widow's walk of troy 06/28/08 04:22 AM Re: Widow's walk BranShea 06/28/08 09:01 AM Re: Widow's walk Trident 06/28/08 09:58 PM Re: Widow's walk LukeJavan8 07/04/08 05:11 PM Re: Widow's walk zmjezhd 07/04/08 06:30 PM Re: Widow's walk LukeJavan8 07/04/08 06:35 PM Re: Widow's walk LukeJavan8 07/04/08 06:39 PM Re: Widow's walk zmjezhd 07/04/08 08:30 PM Re: Widow's walk of troy 07/04/08 09:19 PM Re: Widow's walk LukeJavan8 07/04/08 09:24 PM Re: Widow's walk tsuwm 07/04/08 11:09 PM Re: Widow's walk Jackie 07/05/08 03:48 AM Re: Widow's walk morphememedley 06/29/08 02:53 AM Re: Widow's walk BranShea 06/29/08 05:19 AM Re: Widow's walk Faldage 06/29/08 12:04 PM Re: Widow's walk tsuwm 06/29/08 12:49 PM Re: Widow's walk BranShea 06/29/08 12:51 PM Re: Widow's walk The Pook 06/29/08 11:09 PM Re: Widow's walk morphememedley 06/30/08 03:36 AM Re: Widow's walk Zed 06/30/08 06:58 AM Re: Widow's walk BranShea 06/30/08 07:29 AM Re: Widow's walk Myridon 06/30/08 08:01 PM Re: Widow's walk BranShea 06/30/08 08:34 PM Re: Widow's walk Zed 07/01/08 08:28 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,994 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 848 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,957 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,955 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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