Dick Jonas on "the whole nine yards"

[Bapopik at AOL.COM]

I don't think this helps, but I e-mailed (as suggested by Richard Stratton)  
and got a prompt reply.
 
--Barry Popik
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Barry —
Seems to me it had something to do  with the length of the air  
refueling boom out the back of a KC-135  tanker. I don't know where I  
heard that. It's the only piece of info I  ever came across in regard to  
the expression. Good luck with your  quest.