Re: REF: Pushing the envelope...???

["Edward W. Menke" <emenke@global2000.net>]

i think that i read somewhere that "pushing the envelope" came out of
the attempt to break the sound barrier; the envelope referred to the air
surrounding the plane.

the whole nine yards may refer to the amount of fabric used in making
the traditional men's scottish kilt; again i think i came across that in
something i read.  perhaps duncan from the uk might know.

ed


Johanna Halbeisen Woodland ES wrote:
>
> I've been reading "the whole nine yards" and other such discussions and I
> keep wondering, what is the origin of the recently-popular "pushing the
> envelope"?
> Johanna Halbeisen
> Woodland Elementary School(K-4)
> Southwick, Mass
> jhalbei@k12.oit.umass.edu

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