On 3/12/08, Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mar 12, 2008, at 5:52 PM, Mauro Diotallevi wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:37 PM, Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >> But I think we were talking about holy underwear with holes in it > >> (holey). > >> > >> As in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_garment > >> > >> but I see from the article that they don't really have holes in them > >> anymore. > > > > Is this the origin of the phrase "God's trousers," used often by (I'm > > pretty sure) Sean Connery in the movie (I think), _The Man Who Would > > Be King_? > > Mormonism came into existence in 1839, so if the movie was set before > that time period, no.
I'm not sure when it was set, but the Kipling story was written in 1888 -- I'm not sure if the phrase was in the story or not. The movie was made in 1975, and the phrase could certainly have been anachronistic in the movie. -- Mauro Diotallevi Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Don't drink and derive. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
