There's a lot of controversy as to where the phrase came from. I have a book at home with two different possible origins.
>The term "the whole 9 yards" came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the >Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the >50-caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being >loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their >ammo at a target, it got the whole 9 yards." ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=cold fusiona Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
