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Date Posted: 05:53:50 06/05/01 Tue
Author: C Dyer
Subject: Re: David Faber/Joe Kernen Whole Nine Yards Answer
In reply to: Stock Research 's message, "David Faber/Joe Kernen" on 05:12:01 07/17/00 Mon

"Whole nine yards is not a football term. Think Pearl Harbor.
the machine gun belt on WWII fighters (US) was 27' if a fighter pilot fired every round on the belt, he gave (the enimy) "the whole nine yards."

Source was a WWII book, but I could not locate it.

R Dyer

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  • Re: David Faber/Joe Kernen -- Dai Jone, 14:09:52 06/06/02 Thu
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