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Allison and Stumpers,
According to Eric Partridge's A Dictionary of Slang and
Unconventional English (8th ed.), the slang expression "to be on cloud
nine" originated in a 1976 Gerald Green novel, The Hostage Heart. "Dr.
Motzkin will pump you so full of pain-killers you'll be on cloud nine."
Regards,
Gene LaFaille
Brunswick School
wick1@transit.nyser.net