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To: jbe who wrote (2574)5/23/1999 1:24:00 AM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4711
 
Ooh. Oooh! This dictionary of American slang. What is it, and how do I get a copy??



To: jbe who wrote (2574)5/23/1999 4:37:00 AM
From: Intrepid1  Respond to of 4711
 
jbe, the famous Australian writer and poet Andrew Barton Paterson wrote but he can't hit hard enough to punch his way out of a paper bag in his 1936 book "Shearers Colt." Maybe the saying originated with him.

uq.oz.au

See second to last paragraph.

Thanks Alta Vista

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