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Let's get cracking!

Posted by SR on November 19, 2004

I just said this to some students and, thanks to the PF, found myself asking,"What is the origin of this phrase?"
Any ideas? SR

Re: Let's get cracking! Smokey Stover 19/November/04
- Re: Let's get cracking! mugball-us 19/November/04
  - Re: Let's get cracking! James Briggs 19/November/04
    - Re: Let's get cracking! TheFallen 19/November/04
      - How's the crack? Word Camel 19/November/04
        
        Aahhaa platypus 20/November/04
        
        Re: Craic TheFallen 20/November/04
        
        The Craic Lewis 20/November/04
        
        Re: The Craic (pronounced?) Bob 20/November/04
        
        Re: The Craic (pronounced?) Word Camel 20/November/04
        
        Re: The Craic (pronounced?) Shae 20/November/04
        
        Re: A few words about "crack" ESC 20/November/04
        
        "Of a Tuesday", "for to go" Word Camel 20/November/04
        
        Re: "Of a Tuesday", "for to go" ESC 20/November/04
        
        Re: "Of a Tuesday", "for to go" Shae 21/November/04
        
        Re: A few words about "crack" ESC 21/November/04
        
        Re: Crack up - definition 3 TheFallen 21/November/04
        
        Convertible Polly Lewis 22/November/04
        
        Peter Pan SR 22/November/04
        
        Cracking #4 ? Word Camel 22/November/04
        
        Re: Cracking #4 ? Flyguy 23/November/04