GirlHacker's Random Log

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I heard myself using the phrase “talk to the hand!” today and was appalled, because a) I hate using catch phrases even though I do it all the time and b) I have no idea where the expression originated from and it’s always good idea to know your sources. Being the good little web addict that I am, I did a search. Apparently we have Fran Drescher as “The Nanny” to thank for this contribution to American pop culture lingo. This article gave me the answer. How many of you know where the phrase “round up the usual suspects” comes from?

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