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To: B-Chan

No, quite literally, it means “here, here”. Meaning in the carnival parlance, “right here, right now”. :)


37 posted on 01/21/2008 9:16:39 PM PST by abigkahuna (Step on up folks and see the "Strange Thing" only a thin dollar, babies free)
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To: abigkahuna
"Hear, hear" is a phrase which originated in the British parliament in the 18th century as a contraction of "hear him, hear him". [Source]
39 posted on 01/21/2008 9:21:25 PM PST by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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