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Answer :What are the origins of the expression The cat is in the bag ?
There are two possible origins for the expression the cat is in the bag.
1) Pirates were very superstitious and insisted on sailing with a cat on board for good luck. When the ship was in port the cat would be secured in a sac so that it would not leave the ship. Hence the expression the cat is in the bag. If the cat was killed at sea or if it fell overboard, there have been instances where the crew would jump ship at the next port fearing that the ship was doomed.
2) The other possible explanation for this expression is that the cat-o-nine-tails was in the bag and the crew was safe. The cat-o-nine tails is a whip with 9 lashes used to administer corporal punishment to crew members.
Before forming "Blue Rodeo", Cuddy and Keelor were in a pop/new-wave band in the late 70's, what was name of this band?
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3 out of 5 is pretty good!
The Tracy brothers on The Thunderbirds were named after 5 of the Mercury astronauts - Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper
Rockestra was with a lineup of star musicians, I guess you are right, but the other band they formed was just Paul and Lynda.
Here is a hint, the name of the band contains name of a very famous beer.
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