I have heard of a saying that is used north of the MASON-DIXON line that means fast...it is ... LIKE GRANT TOOK RICHMOND. Even though Grant personally never took Richmond it means that the Yankees kicked Confederate butt real quick. This saying obviously became popular in 1865.

I think the saying "rule of thumb" is interesting - we use it to mean an easy way to determine something. It actually comes from an English law that states that a man cannot hit his wife with a stick that is larger than the circumference of his thumb.

I have a question about something. I would like to know how many different names that you know of for a "rolling stop". This is when you almost stop at a stop sign but then keep going.

In California, it's called a "California stop", in New York, I think that it is called a "New York stop." In Canada, it's called an "American stop".

Do you know of any others?

pucamom,
I've heard of a "rolling hitch", which means a versatile knot that has many uses.

I always heard it referred to as a "California roll".

In a t.v. interview this past week, Jane Fonde was talking about her relationship with former husband, Ted Turner. She made the comment: " Ted is impossible to live with , with the lifestyle and pace he keeps. However if he ever needed me , I'd be there in a "Blue Minute". ( blue flames are hot, thus I assme a hot, fast minute).

Correction: Fonde= Fonda (sometimes I type too fast) :-)

Cops use blue lights, could refer to "code 3" response.

Yes, Bullochguy, it certainly could mean a "code 3" response. Thanks for pointing that out.