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Old 08-02-2003, 03:41 AM   #26 (permalink)
bluearmy
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Originally posted by liquid_dreams
when exactly when was a doornail alive and for that matter wtf is a doornail??? but elvis is dead unless they dont find a body in his grave
The term as dead as a doornail is from shakespere, one of many terms that crop up in modern day language without people realising they are quoting shakespere.
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