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Thread #76036 Message #2324616
Posted By: GUEST,Jim
24-Apr-08 - 03:34 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Subject: RE: Origins: Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Being a Canadian, my dad used to sing, "I'll hold onto it till Queen Elizabeth grins." He passed away before the "loonie" (dollar coin with a loon on the tail side) came into being or he may have sung,"I'll hold onto it till the loonie grins."