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Mind your P's and Q's

Posted by Jose on October 02, 2003

In Reply to: Mind your P's and Q's posted by john chianese on September 22, 2003

: : I've always been told that "mind your P's and Q's came from old pubs where ale was ordered in pints and quarts; if someone became unruly, he was told to mind his p's and q's - in other words, keep himself under control.
dous it have anything to do with geomety's p's and q's hypothesis and conclusion

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