http://www.word-detective.com/2012/06/jack-robinson/ 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/2012/06/jack-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-41197 ND Anthony Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:37:21 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=7604#comment-41197 Interesting theories, all - but how did we get from Jack Robinson being someone who came and went quickly to "quick as you can <b>say</b> Jack Robinson"? Is it simply that we're positing that our friend Jack was gone so quickly that he could barely be introduced? Or is there more to this etymology? Interesting theories, all – but how did we get from Jack Robinson being someone who came and went quickly to “quick as you can say Jack Robinson”? Is it simply that we’re positing that our friend Jack was gone so quickly that he could barely be introduced? Or is there more to this etymology?

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