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six feet under
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: mr_badguy-ga List Price: $5.00 |
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09 Nov 2004 07:53 PST
Expires: 09 Dec 2004 07:53 PST Question ID: 426598 |
What does word phrase "six feet under" mean? |
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Re: six feet under
Answered By: tlspiegel-ga on 09 Nov 2004 08:02 PST Rated:  |
Hi mr_badguy, Thank you for your question. six feet under http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=six%20feet%20under "Dead and buried, as in No, you can't read my diary not until I'm six feet under. Although this expression alludes to what has long been the traditional depth of a grave, that is, approximately the same as the length of the coffin, it dates only from the mid-1900s." Best regards, tlspiegel |
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Re: six feet under
From: tlspiegel-ga on 09 Nov 2004 08:26 PST |
Hi mr_badguy, Thank you for the tip. Best regards, tlspiegel |
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Re: six feet under
From: lethologica-ga on 10 Nov 2004 23:32 PST |
I may be wrong but for as long as i can remember i have believed that people were buried six feet under because that is the depth at which the smell of decomposing flesh could be detected by dogs etc. Either that or it was believed animals couldn't/wouldn't dig that deep. |
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