Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 21:15:24 -0500

From: Daniel S Goodman dsg[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAROON.TC.UMN.EDU

Subject: Mary Ann (or Marianne) quote (fwd)



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Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 07:57:56 -0700 (PDT)

From: n jcl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CLASS.ORG

To: stumpers-list[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CRF.CUIS.EDU

Subject: Mary Ann (or Marianne) quote





Dear Fellow Wombats --



We have a patron who is looking for the etymology of the phrase

"the whole Mary Ann (or Marianne)". Several of us here in

southern Oregon have heard this phrase and the general consensus

is that it means "the whole enchilada, kit and caboodle", etc.

But we can't find anything that SAYS that's what it means.

We have checked all our phrase books, quote books, slang

dictionaries, and so on. Many thanks in advance.



Jan Gorden

Jackson County Library Services

jcl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]class.org