http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/smithereens-wild-goose-chase/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/smithereens-wild-goose-chase/comment-page-1/#comment-16206 Anne Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:19:17 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/11/smithereens-wild-goose-chase/#comment-16206 So, you hunted down the origin of "Wild goose chase"? That seems a little odd. So, you hunted down the origin of “Wild goose chase”? That seems a little odd.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/smithereens-wild-goose-chase/comment-page-1/#comment-2229 Cly Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:11:13 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/11/smithereens-wild-goose-chase/#comment-2229 Hi there. I had thought it had something to do with guns, thinking smithereens had some link to the original Smith and Wesson guns. That was just a wild guess though, your findings are far more interesting. :) Hi there. I had thought it had something to do with guns, thinking smithereens had some link to the original Smith and Wesson guns. That was just a wild guess though, your findings are far more interesting. :)

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