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To: VanDeKoik

"Hookers"-Named after General Joesph Hooker, they were unsavory women who were camp followers that trailed the Union Army.

Just like Pete Hamby's Mom.

16 posted on 09/15/2012 11:52:13 AM PDT by KC_Lion ( Wherever I find myself standing, I forever stand with Israel.)
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To: KC_Lion

Nah, I think it was his sister.


46 posted on 09/15/2012 12:47:25 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Taranto: "The whole point of the metaphor is that if you can hear the whistle, you're the dog.")
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To: KC_Lion

Not true....the term dates to 1845, possibly earlier.

The term bread basket = “basket for holding bread” dates to the 1500’s. It’s far from clear to me that “bread basket” = agricultural area/food supplier dates to the Civil War.


57 posted on 09/15/2012 6:31:19 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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