Seeing as I have been over here in the colonies since 1952, maybe I can clear this up.
The Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, for many years since they joined the league, had Kate Smith sing the American anthem....or God Bless America. Yes, she was quite fat. I think you will find that's where the saying came from. Sykes _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away

