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General Category => Fun Stuff => Topic started by: Alsatian on January 26, 2019, 10:29:01 AM
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Origin of the Saying "Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat"?
This saying derives from the 16th Century, when sailors were punished by being whipped with a cat o' nine tails. Below deck, there was no room to yield the whip, so the punishment was administered on deck, which afforded sufficient room to swing the cat.