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Subject:Re: Marvel at my stupidity From:Adam Korman <akorman -at- EPICOR -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 24 Aug 1999 14:11:48 -0700
Funny, someone just sent this to me the other day. I can't vouch for whether
or not it's true, but it sounds reasonable enough:
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the Pacific.
When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo
belts measured exactly 27 feet before being loaded into the fuselage. If the
pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards".
-----Original Message-----
From: barry -dot- kieffer -at- EXGATE -dot- TEK -dot- COM [mailto:barry -dot- kieffer -at- EXGATE -dot- TEK -dot- COM]
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 1:43 PM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Re: Marvel at my stupidity
Maybe someone could enlighten me, what does "The Whole Nine Yards" mean?
