Whole Nine Yards Citation (multiple theories)

Tue Mar 5 16:20:33 UTC 2002

The Jesse Sheidlower "Maven's Word of the Day" explanation:
< http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19971128 >

World Wide Words suggests a WWII fighter-pilot origin as one
possibility:
< http://www.quinion.com/words/articles/nineyards.htm >

UselessKnowledge.com list of theories:
< http://www.uselessknowledge.com/word/yards.shtml >

The "Mail Archive" lists a number of theories:
< http://www.mail-archive.com/word@tlk-lists.com/msg00047.html >

B-52 bomb bay theory, etc.: < http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/list/374400.html
>

Another list of theories: <
http://www.mickelsen.org/Humor/nineyards.html >