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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (560)	6/10/1999 12:01:00 AM
From: Don Pueblo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 875

Good question. The first time I heard it was when a stockbroker said it, and I picked it up. Beyond that, I do not have a clue. I'll check. It is a curious use of the word.

To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (560)	6/10/1999 1:04:00 AM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 875

Lather.Rinse.Repeat., I'd guess it's an aberration of "in the tank", where tank was slang for "toilet". But that's just a guess... KJC

To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (560)	6/10/1999 1:36:00 AM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 875

'Tank' has been used for quite some time to describe a large cell of a jail, in Britain it's 'clink' after a an old jail on Clink Street ...... 'to get tanked' as in drunk likely comes from 'tankard' ... 'tank' in general sounds like it came from the same latin root as did the spanish words estanque [pond], estancado [stagnant, bogged down], estancarse [to get stuck] ... if so it would fit with the idea of a stock selling off ..... but to answer your question, i dunno -g-