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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread chain yanking #52223 01/10/2002 6:02 PM Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 69 IL Bryan Hayward journeyman Bryan Hayward journeyman Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 69 IL I suspect (no proof) that such usage is of prison inmate/chain gang origin. To pull one's leg is to deceive them, and the easiest way to pull someone's leg in a chain gang is to yank their chain. Can you tell I play Balderdash? ;-) Cheers, Bryan Cheers, Bryan You are only wretched and unworthy if you choose to be. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted sports gene / sports geniuses Keiva 01/08/2002 7:56 PM Re: sports gene / sports geniuses wwh 01/08/2002 9:04 PM Re: sports gene / sports geniuses Faldage 01/09/2002 5:41 PM Re: sticky wicket/dipsy doodle WhitmanO'Neill 01/08/2002 10:59 PM chain yanking Bryan Hayward 01/10/2002 6:02 PM Re: Balderdash AnnaStrophic 01/10/2002 6:05 PM Re: Balderdash® tsuwm 01/10/2002 8:41 PM Re: sports gene / sports geniuses Angel 01/09/2002 4:15 AM Re: sports terms Faldage 01/09/2002 11:56 AM Re: sporting new colours maverick 01/09/2002 5:27 PM Re: sports gene / sports geniuses Sparteye 01/09/2002 7:21 PM Fall guy? Bryan Hayward 01/10/2002 6:04 PM Re: Fall guy? Faldage 01/10/2002 6:12 PM Re: The Real McCoy AnnaStrophic 01/10/2002 6:43 PM The Real McCoy and Deadlock Sparteye 01/13/2002 12:41 AM Real Real McCoy Faldage 01/13/2002 2:45 PM Re: Real Real McCoy Angel 01/13/2002 4:12 PM Re: Real Real McCoy tsuwm 01/13/2002 6:38 PM Re: Fall guy? Sparteye 01/13/2002 12:33 AM Re: sports gene / sports geniuses Keiva 01/17/2002 7:45 PM 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,405 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,227 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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