Comments on: Fiction Rule of Thumb http://www.word-detective.com/2008/10/fiction-rule-of-thumb/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peter coogan http://www.word-detective.com/2008/10/fiction-rule-of-thumb/comment-page-1/#comment-268 peter coogan Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:04:15 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/10/10/fiction-rule-of-thumb/#comment-268 derivation of "you don't know beans" Was it around in the 19th century in America? In Walden, Thoreau says that was "determined to know beans". Is it likely he was referring to this phrase? Thanks derivation of “you don’t know beans”
Was it around in the 19th century in America? In Walden, Thoreau says that was “determined to know beans”. Is it likely he was referring to this phrase?

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]]> By: john http://www.word-detective.com/2008/10/fiction-rule-of-thumb/comment-page-1/#comment-219 john Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:12:47 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/10/10/fiction-rule-of-thumb/#comment-219 ahahahahahahahaha... aaa-ahahahahaha... This reminds me of a book I once had the great displeasure to read one or two pages of - The Worm Ouroborus! Don't under any circumstances attempt to read, or even lift from the rotting shelf, this piece of matter. The author is dead, and so are the friends who lied about it to him (including JRR and Clive Sinclair) so there can be no obligation! john... ahahahahahahahaha…
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This reminds me of a book I once had the great displeasure to read one or two pages of – The Worm Ouroborus!

Don’t under any circumstances attempt to read, or even lift from the rotting shelf, this piece of matter.

The author is dead, and so are the friends who lied about it to him (including JRR and Clive Sinclair) so there can be no obligation!

john…

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