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Thread #97635 Message #3069309
Posted By: Charley Noble
07-Jan-11 - 11:53 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Origin of 'Going to hell in a handcart'
Subject: RE: Folklore: Origin of 'Going to hell in a handca
I wonder if the expression was originally "Going to Hull in a handbasket"?
Not likely, though. I've been to Hull and back and would readily do it again. I'm less sure about Hell, although I've been through Hell, Michigan.