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In response to
"
"it�s confusing as all get-out." what does that mean? -- nm
"
by
Loyola
really confusing -- nm
Posted by
oblique (aka kkuphal)
Oct 14 '10, 13:34
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Where did they get the "get-out" out of? -- nm
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Loyola
Oct 14, 13:34
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"all get out" is just an expression. -- nm
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Andie
Oct 14, 13:36
3
Interestingly a quick Google reveals it may have been found in Huckleberry Finn -- nm
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oblique
Oct 14, 13:40
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It just occurred to me that Rick Castle reminds me of Mark Twain (at least insofar as depicted on TNG) -- nm
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Beryllium
Oct 14, 13:42
That seems to be where the "all" was added, anyway. -- nm
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Vermintown
Oct 14, 13:41
I dunno. If I were to invent a meaning, I would say that it derives from panic-escape situations like shouting fire in the theatre. -- nm
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Beryllium
Oct 14, 13:36
1
Ah yeah that makes sense, cheers. -- nm
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Loyola
Oct 14, 13:37
Get out! *shoves you* -- nm
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Monica
Oct 14, 13:35
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Are you stickin' it to me?
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Elaine Benes
Oct 14, 13:38
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