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To: MrLucky who wrote (274463)10/14/2008 5:48:07 PM
From: Tom Clarke1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794026
 
Poking around phrase origin sites, I couldn't find the origin of that. I did see "I haven't come up the thames on a banana boat" and "I didn't just float up the Liffey on a lily pad". Doesn't explain the origin though. Requires further research....