Re: The Whole 9 Yards
Posted by ESC on February 28, 2000 In Reply to: Re: The Whole 9 Yards posted
by Gary Martin on February 27, 2000
: : I had always understood it to refere to the amount of fabric
in a man's fully pleated kilt. As a theatrical costumer I *have*
made them and it does take that much .
: Please see http://www.shu.ac.uk/cgi-bin/tp_post4.cgi?=411150
for some background on this.
: Gary
Maybe this is a clue. I was just reading a murder mystery that
had a reference to pouring concrete to build a dam. The term "four-yard
bucket" of concrete was used.
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