The yardarms on a sailing ship are the horizontal timbers or spars mounted on the masts, from which the square sails are hung. (The word yard here is from an old Germanic word for a pointed stick, the source also of our unit of measurement.) At certain times of year it will seem from the deck that the sun has risen far enough up the sky that it is above the topmost yardarm. In summer in the north Atlantic, where the phrase seems to have originated, this would have been at about 11am. This was by custom and rule the time of the first rum issue of the day to officers and men (the officers had their tots neat, the men’s diluted). It seems that officers in sailing ships adopted a custom, even when on shore, of waiting until this time before taking their first alcoholic drink of the day.
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Get the Yadah mug.The longest night of the year in the Persian language.
Iranians celebrate Yalda by staying up late (could stretch to the whole night), eating fruits and nuts, and welcoming longer days to the warmth of the spring.
Iranians celebrate Yalda by staying up late (could stretch to the whole night), eating fruits and nuts, and welcoming longer days to the warmth of the spring.
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by Fredrick Mboma June 28, 2005
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Can also be used to describe what happens after a business aquisition when the CEO of the expanded company addresses the employees of the acquired firm and says 'we're all one big family', just before the layoff notices are sent.
Can also be used to describe what happens after a business aquisition when the CEO of the expanded company addresses the employees of the acquired firm and says 'we're all one big family', just before the layoff notices are sent.
Person 1: I think that due to (fill in tragedy here) people are going to think before they do or say something hurtful when they disagree.
Person 2: Why, because of all that kum ba yada yada yada on TV? Don't hold your breath.
Person 2: Why, because of all that kum ba yada yada yada on TV? Don't hold your breath.
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