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To: Thane_Banquo
Pound Sand

"The origin of the expression go pound sand is from a longer expression, not to know (have enough sense to) pound sand down a rathole. Filling rat holes with sand is menial work, and telling someone to pound sand down a hole is like telling them to go fly a kite. The expression dates to at least 1912 and is common in the midwestern United States."

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pound%20sand

7 posted on 10/03/2008 5:50:45 AM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (McCain is looking better every passing day.)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

That’s a ‘fair to midlin’ answer.


17 posted on 10/03/2008 6:02:47 AM PDT by blam
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