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Where Did That Come From?- I'll be John Brown!
Stan St. Clair
When my ol' friend, Kenneth Kirby, called me the other day and asked me about this old expression, I really thought I may have already included it in my columns. I make it a practice not to use the same one twice. After all, I have researched over 5,000 phrases and curious words.
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Where Did That Come From? - Cat Nap
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Well, I want to wish all my appreciated readers a happy St. Patrick's Day! At my age, I feel like I need a cat nap every day! Forms of this metaphoric expression have been used for 200 years to describe a short period of sleep during the day. Cats sleep long periods at a time, so it may seem strange to call it by this name. Some researchers say it started in Ancient Egypt when cats were sacred and Pharaohs began to emulate the way cats sleep. But there are no records to indicate that.
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