http://linguistica.tribe.net/thread/05b70ee9-85df-448b-aea0-d22f1861ba0f?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://linguistica.tribe.net/thread/05b70ee9-85df-448b-aea0-d22f1861ba0f#7b6e6cd8-37b9-4242-bbff-7bd023d28d4f An expert ponders its origin: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-who5.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 23:57:13 GMT http://linguistica.tribe.net/thread/05b70ee9-85df-448b-aea0-d22f1861ba0f#7b6e6cd8-37b9-4242-bbff-7bd023d28d4f jheem 2008-05-02T23:57:13Z http://linguistica.tribe.net/thread/05b70ee9-85df-448b-aea0-d22f1861ba0f#46e5065f-aef1-43ae-8005-754f0f58fa93 does anyone know where the expression "the whole ball of wax" comes from? Fri, 02 May 2008 18:53:16 GMT http://linguistica.tribe.net/thread/05b70ee9-85df-448b-aea0-d22f1861ba0f#46e5065f-aef1-43ae-8005-754f0f58fa93 Si 2008-05-02T18:53:16Z