whistlin' Dixie

Mark_Mandel at DRAGONSYS.COM Mark_Mandel at DRAGONSYS.COM
Mon Jul 31 18:10:06 UTC 2000

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Does anyone know the origin of the phrase "whistlin' Dixie", as in "You
ain't just whistlin' Dixie!", approx. equivalent to "You can say that
again!"?

-- Mark

   Mark A. Mandel : Dragon Systems, a Lernout & Hauspie company
 Mark_Mandel at dragonsys.com : Sr. Linguist & Mgr. of Acoustic Data
 320 Nevada St., Newton, MA 02460, USA : http://www.dragonsys.com

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