Yeay! It's over. I passed the test with flying colors. (I don't know why colors fly or what that means, but figured that a one-sentence entry is a bit too short.)
Posted by jzawodn at March 07, 2003 06:06 PM
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# Kevin Marks said:
http://www.panikon.com/phurba/alteng/f.html
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22flying+colours%22+etymology
Flying Colours, Flying Colors - As seen in the cliché phrase "passed with flying colours" or "came off with flying colours." It originates from the idea of who made it off the battlefield with their flag still flying, or in other words, who won the battle.
on March 7, 2003 06:49 PM
# Dave Smith said:
Congrats. Now you have the officially sanctioned answers to party small-talk questions like "what causes weather?"
on March 8, 2003 01:03 PM
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