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OP Or was that "reinyartination®"?...oh, well...
Anyway, I'm posting this because I came across this on the "Everything2" site, and they seem to touch on a couple possible entymologies for "the whole nine yards" that we actually missed in all our lengthy and vigorous discussions and searchings (note the British Naval drinking custom near the end of the thread, for one). But, like us, they also stipulate there is no true source that can be substantiated for this phrase:
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=543416
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted the whole nine yards (reinyartnation®) WhitmanO'Neill 12/03/02 04:55 AM Re: (reinyartnation®) tsuwm 12/03/02 05:14 AM Re: (reinyartnation®) WhitmanO'Neill 12/03/02 03:24 PM Re: (reinyartnation®) Faldage 12/03/02 03:40 PM Re: (reinyartnation®) consuelo 12/03/02 08:41 PM Re: (reinyartnation®) Faldage 12/04/02 01:45 AM Re: (reinyartnation®) WhitmanO'Neill 12/04/02 03:39 AM Re: (reinyartnation®) Faldage 12/04/02 11:20 AM Re: (reinyartnation®) WhitmanO'Neill 12/04/02 02:31 PM
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