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Going nowhere fast

Posted by Smokey Stover on September 16, 2007

In Reply to: Going nowhere fast posted by Baceseras on September 15, 2007

: : Anyone have the origin of the idiot "going nowhere fast"?

: Well, he used to be governor of Texas.

It's common, but not very old, in the geologic time scale. It may have originated among World War II G.I.s, since it was common in the civilian population of the U.S. shortly after the war. Another version is, going nowhere in a hurry. I take it you don't like the phrase.
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