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Subject: The origin of the word 'Deadline'

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gil jackson

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Date Posted: 15:45:46 04/23/03 Wed

I was told at a Priorities Management seminar(presented by The Stalwart Group)that the usage of the word "Deadline" came from a prison warden in Eupore, who had no fence or wall around his prison yard. To make a long story short, he created a line around the prison and told the prisoners,if anyone crossed that line, they would be shot to death. Thus, the word 'deadline', literally meant just that.

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The origin of the word 'Deadline'	Steve	21:12:13 11/20/03 Thu