Message from discussion Good night's sleep

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From: Darla Vladschyk <Darla4...@Gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Good night's sleep
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On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:25:22 -0500, "Otto Bahn" <e...@eio.com> wrote:

>> Jeebus.  Who put a nickel in me tonight?
>
>Please to be explaining strange English idiom.

It came from the days of the Nickelodeon (very early 20th century) and
was retailed to me by my grandmama.  People would pop a nickle into
the Nickelodeon (player piano) and a frantically energetic and chipper
song would play.

So, when someone around her (usually me or one of my brothers) was all
hopped up on gumdrops or something and talking a mile a minute, she'd
say "Who put a nickel in you tonight?!"

Darla  
Nova Scotia, Canada
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