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To: Cowboy Bob

That term came from the Donnybrook Fair that was held there for about 600 years and was notorious for brawls.


7 posted on 08/29/2020 9:12:49 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Yeah, I know. The phrase “it turned into a real Donnybrook” means a massive brawl broke out. Just like in that last scene of Blazing Saddles.


8 posted on 08/29/2020 9:35:43 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Mocking Liberals is not only a right, but the duty of all Americans.)
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