Re: [chat] Re: [SLUG] linux on ibook

[Mary <mary-slug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, May 07, 2003, Michael Lake wrote:
> Craige McWhirter wrote:
> > On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 21:59, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> > ></hook like and sinker>
> 
> > I always thought it was "hook, line and sinker". Could be wrong
> > though.
> 
> Well google gives for "hook, line and sinker"
> http://www.nytimes.com/ref/crosswords/trivia/quiz214.html

On the other hand, querying without the quotes, the first hits for hook
like and sinker are pages that feature the phrase "hook line and
sinker".

"hook, line and sinker" has always made sense to me - it's a fish being
caught and swallowing the entire bait and the fishing line.

-Mary