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Originally Posted by Hairy
That one was apparently down to the fact that US belt-fed aircraft machine guns had nine yards of ammo - giving someone the whole nine yards means you put quite a bit of effort in. You also, presumably, reduced them to a fine grain of pate.
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Funny, I thought the saying dated back to pre-airtravel days and refered to the length of a bolt of cloth (the whole 9 yards). I like your answer better though. I think I'll annoy my liberal friends with it.