>jamboree (OED 1868) > >1861 _ Vanity Fair_ 28 Dec. 279 (American Periodical Series) >Whence come these bruised cheeks, those bloody nose, this puffy lip and >ensanguined mug? Blow me if I don't think you've been on a jamboree!" > Curious that this "Blow me if I don't..." locution is seldom heard anymore... L