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Moses_Young

Moses_Young

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notmyown said:
saved by the bell? rumor has it that people were put in coffins with a means to ring a bell in case the impending burial was a bit precipitate. thus that particular expression.
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Sometimes, it was a false alarm. Which is where the saying "he is a dead ringer" came from. (e.g. "He was a dead ringer" for Lynx).
 
Eli1

Eli1

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notmyown said:
saved by the bell? rumor has it that people were put in coffins with a means to ring a bell in case the impending burial was a bit precipitate. thus that particular expression.
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Oh, this is a good idea actually. I know this has existed for a few centuries but never thought of it.
 
Eli1

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@Moses_Young i like your ever-changing hats. They’re very cool.
Which one will you choose for your burial?
 
notmyown

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Moses_Young said:
Sometimes, it was a false alarm. Which is where the saying "he is a dead ringer" came from. (e.g. "He was a dead ringer" for Lynx).
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thank you, i love this stuff! idioms like raining cats and dogs, for goodness sake. what's that about? :D
 
Moses_Young

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Eli1 said:
@Moses_Young i like your ever-changing hats. They’re very cool.
Which one will you choose for your burial?
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Thank you. I don't think I will really care which hat I will wear for my burial. Many of the most noble of the Christian martyrs were buried in ways that could never hope to beautify the damage they had endured in life. More important to me are the words of He who greets me in the next life. I hope to hear "Well done, good and faithful servant", although knowing I do not deserve such.
 
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