Who coined more popular expressions than anyone else?


	Who coined more popular expressions than anyone else?

bignosemousie

6-7-2009 12:39 PM

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bignosemousie says:

FTA: Tad Dorgan was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007 in the category of "Observer"; Jack Dempsey described him as "the greatest authority on boxing."

Discovered last night when searching for the origin of "cat's meow." I use the phrase "busier than a one-armed paperhanger" often. Who knew?!

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6-7-2009 2:30 PM

chestnut501

He is credited with coining more popular words and expressions than anyone else.

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