Nip it in the bud

2006-04-10 Thread HigginsQ
Just thinking about this. Is "nip it in the bud" a saying from way back? Where did it originate? I'm in favor of bud nippin'. Bee in NC, OHIO ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo

Nip it in the bud

2006-04-09 Thread CAPT .
this little doodad came in today, so I couldn't pass bring it in to here, LOL "The Neverland Ranch has been closed in California. Good to see them nip that in the bud." --Dave Letterman _ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new

Nip it in the bud

2011-12-13 Thread Linn Family
Recently my daughter, who works in the HR department of a local business, was having some issues with an employee. The young man showed great promise in his interview but after he was hired, he was late several times to work. My daughter was discussing this problem with the young man's supervisor

Nip it in the bud

2012-02-06 Thread Harriet Browder
Just heard Barney's favorite line "Nip it in the bud" in a 1943 movie titled Hangmen Also Die, 17 years before TAGS. I know we discussed this once before. The discussion we had was because someone thought Barney's use was original. So I'm trying to determine its earli

Nip it in the bud

2012-02-06 Thread Harriet Browder
Just heard Barney's favorite line "Nip it in the bud" in a 1943 movie titled Hangmen Also Die, 17 years before TAGS. I know we discussed this once before. The discussion we had was because someone thought Barney's use was original. So I'm trying to determine its earli

Nip it in the bud

2012-02-07 Thread Paul Mulik
The phrase "nipped in the bud" (or variations of it) has been around at least 500 years. It appeared in a comical play called "Woman Haters," written by Fletcher and Beaumont in 1607. Paul Mulik P.S. You ain't talkin' to a jerk, you know. Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone

Nip it in the Bud

2012-12-27 Thread Ken Anderson
I think in some of the earliest translations of the Bible Jesus was speaking to a crowd along the River Jordan. Rather than saying "Go and sin no more", the early translations had it as "Go, and nip it in the bud." -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Cla

Nip It In The Bud phrase

2015-12-13 Thread harriet
Watching Christmas in Connecticut and heard something I missed all the other times it's been on - "Nip it in the bud". So, for the benefit of all those who have joined the group since our last discussion, can someone please refresh where that phrase originated? One source I fo

Re: Subject: Nip it in the Bud::WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 372

2012-12-27 Thread Dolly
Ken, I love the "Go nip it in the bud" comment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/