Hi there. I had thought it had something to do with guns, thinking smithereens had some link to the original Smith and Wesson guns. That was just a wild guess though, your findings are far more interesting. :)
Anne:
April 2nd, 2011 at 1:19 pm
So, you hunted down the origin of “Wild goose chase”? That seems a little odd.
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Cly:
July 10th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Hi there. I had thought it had something to do with guns, thinking smithereens had some link to the original Smith and Wesson guns. That was just a wild guess though, your findings are far more interesting. :)
Anne:
April 2nd, 2011 at 1:19 pm
So, you hunted down the origin of “Wild goose chase”? That seems a little odd.