
House of Cat Do you know where the phrase Cold Turkey comes from? How about Jump on the Bandwagon? Satisfy the word-nerd in you with some phrase origins.
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Interesting how we use phrases that we all understand yet don’t really know what they mean. The following are a few phrase origins so we know what we’re talking about.

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In 1968, Cadet Records, the jazz subsidiary of the legendary Chess Records in Chicago hired Richard Evans to arrange a series of orchestral albums of current pop hits. The Soulful Strings were born and the rest is holiday crate digging history.

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House of Cat Saddest Christmas Song Ever.
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I’ll Be Home For ChristmasThe idea of getting home by Christmas was introduced during World War I as the soldiers thought the war would be over quickly. It wasn’t.

House of Cat Remember Band Aid? The Do They Know It's Christmas supergroup? Thought so.
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In 1984, Irish singer Bob Geldof saw a news report on the famine in Ethopia. Apparently it made quite an impact, as Geldof was moved to do some fundraising to help. He called Midge Ure from Ultravox and together they wrote the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas.”

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The only requirement for employment at the time, was good physical condition and no fear of heights.They had some good times, some bad times, but all (very)

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House of Cat Shepard Fairey, Obama and OBEY
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OBEY What?When I started seeing Andre the Giant/OBEY stickers around town, I assumed it was an in-joke with local kids. Then I saw them in San Francisco, Austin, Los Angeles, Oahu, Durango and Salt Lake and began to wonder. ...

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House of Cat Best Albums of 2009 as chosen by House of Cat readers
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These are the best albums of 2009, as chosen by House of Cat readers. Thanks to everyone who submitted their favorites – there were a lot of great albums suggested. These were the ones that showed up on the most lists.

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