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Newsgroups: alt.fan.cecil-adams,alt.folklore.urban
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 18:37:28 -0600
From: Matthew Jetmore <mjetmore@infocom.com>

I believe that I have proof to support my earlier contention that the phrase 'the whole nine yards' _does not_ refer to ready-mix concrete trucks. The December 1995 issue of _Aberdeen's Concrete Journal_ (Volume 13, No. 12) contains the following passage in the article entitled 'The State of Ready-Mix Trucks in 1964' (p. 1014). The passage is reprinted fron the August 1964 issue of _Ready Mixed Concrete_ Magazine.

"The trend toward larger truck mixer units is probably one of the strongest and most persistent trends in the industry. Whereas, just a few years ago, the 4 1/2 cubic yard mixer was definitely the standard of the industry, the average nationwide mixer size by 1962 had increased to 6.24 cubic yards, with still no end in sight to the demand for increased payload."


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