throwing up my socks

[Sam Clements]

Only one "hit" on Newspaperarchive.
"He who first could "chaw tobacco" without throwing up his socks was a
hero:"  1921.  From a Ft. Wayne(IN) editorial.

Sam Clements

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From: "Barbara Need" <bhneed at GMAIL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 3:39 PM
Subject: throwing up my socks


>A friend of mine just said that she spent Wednesday "throwing up my
> socks". She is about 40 and grew up in Peoria, IL. She says she
> thought it was pretty common. There is one hit on Google. Does any
> one else know this phrase?
>
> Barbara Need
> Chicago
>
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