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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread blowing smoke #67980 04/29/02 08:19 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2 New Mexico B bikerrob OP stranger OP bikerrob stranger B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2 New Mexico Does anyone know where the phrase "blowing smoke up your (one's) ass" comes from? We all know what it means: flattery or deception, but how in the world does the meaning derive from the literal act? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted blowing smoke bikerrob 04/29/02 08:19 PM Re: blowing smoke Faldage 04/29/02 08:29 PM Re: blowing smoke of troy 04/29/02 08:58 PM Re: blowing smoke maverick 04/29/02 09:06 PM Re: blowing smoke of troy 04/29/02 09:23 PM Re: blowing smoke Jackie 04/29/02 11:52 PM Re: blowing smoke belMarduk 04/29/02 11:58 PM Re: blowing smoke Bean 04/30/02 11:13 AM Re: blowing smoke Capital Kiwi 04/30/02 07:18 PM Re: blowing smoke hev 04/30/02 01:19 AM Re: blowing smoke tsuwm 04/30/02 02:33 AM Re: blowing smoke hev 04/30/02 03:02 AM Re: blowing smoke tsuwm 04/30/02 04:15 AM Re: blowing smoke wwh 04/30/02 07:28 PM Re: blowing smoke bikerrob 05/01/02 02:44 AM . Max Quordlepleen 05/01/02 03:16 AM Re: blowing smoke Bridget 04/30/02 07:23 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 Topics13,913 Posts229,386 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 790 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,570 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,920 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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