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Re: Snoring like a trooper

Posted by Smokey Stover on March 29, 2009 at 15:15

In Reply to: Snoring like a trooper posted by Andy on March 29, 2009 at 11:32:

: What is the origin of "snoring like a trooper"?


Someone has misremembered "swearing like a trooper." I've never heard "snoring like a trouper," but then, I've never been in the presence of a sleeping trooper.
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