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To: loucon

It was the full load of ammunition for early fighter planes. The ammo belts were 9 yards long

11 posted on 01/30/2019 5:18:50 AM PST by IronJack

To: IronJack

Nope. The phrase predates fighter planes. There isn’t any universally accepted origin for it.

15 posted on 01/30/2019 5:46:02 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin

To: IronJack

Same length for the human intestinal tract.

40 posted on 02/15/2019 11:31:28 AM PST by Bethaneidh

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