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Poetry:

 

 

One Phrase Origin

"The Whole Nine Yards"

Jay W. Preston (10/2004)

 

"The whole nine yards"

Is a question for bards

While this phrase’s origin’s a mystery.

Perhaps I can find

The source of the line,

And carve out a niche in some history

 

On gridiron field,

The solution must yield.

Those nine to keep ball in play.

But why only nine,

When ten is the line?

First down is full ten yards away.

 

Some say it’s a reference

To some frequent occurrence

Of yardarms upon a sea vessel,

Or it might refer

In a linguistic blur,

Perhaps to the size of a sail.

 

They say the phrasing

Was first in the saying,

Back in the early mid-sixties

Too late for square rigging,

But encouraging digging

In the argot and jargon of cities.

 

Others it seems,

Eschew the abstract,

Citing volume of a mixer’s drum.

But this concrete statement

Leaves them only lament,

As volumes ‘most all vary some.

 

The size of a bolt

To tailor a suit

Has folks on Saville row abuzz

Armani, Zilioni,

and the word on the street,

Consigns this lint with the fuzz.

 

One quite intriguing

Involves some sharpshooting.

Machine guns and tommies, to boot.

The length of a belt,

Ammo, it’s felt,

Could lead us to this saying’s root.

 

The issue of brides,

As we search far and wide,

Is yet another branch of our quest.

Nine yards for a train.

It seems quite insane,

As our hopes sink like sun in the west.

Copyright 2004-2008, Jay W. Preston          email:  prestonoid (at) aol.com