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Re: NovoMira post# 7209

Saturday, 03/11/2006 7:02:45 PM

Saturday, March 11, 2006 7:02:45 PM

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But don't you wonder where that originated?

A quick Google search suggests that nobody really knows the origin, though you'll find some guesses here:

http://p098.ezboard.com/fwordoriginsorgfrm14.showMessage?topicID=12.topic

Apparently that part of the bird is also called "the parson's nose" and, in northern Africa, "the Sultan's nose".

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