The only two I would question are the "rule of thumb," which I've heard disputed before but can't remember what it really means, & the "whole nine yards" I've heard refers to sailing ships having all 9 sails (supposedly 1 sq yard each) up in the wind...

The ones I would agree are correct include "Play it again, Sam" (similar to Cagney never said "You dirty Rat!", & Cary Grant never said "Judy, Judy, Judy"), "Elementary" was not said by Holmes in the books, only later in the movies...& Mel Blanc was not allergic to carrots as such, just gagged at any attempt to swallow them...so he always kept a tub to spit them out after delivering his lines; other veggies were tested, but nothing sounds like a carrot except a carrot...

As if it wasn't obvious before, I must not be an average person; I seldom fall asleep in less than thirty minutes...

& was the chicken flying under its own power? I reckon we could break the record with room to spare with a proper chicken launcher...

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