Titled One for the Road's Scholar, this is a nice piece on the phrases One for the Road and On the Wagon. It debunks an e-mail with extreme folk etymology that is currently making the rounds.
http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/wagon.asp
Phrase Etymology
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For more on Phrase Etymology, try:
The Phrase Finder
and
Historically Speaking.
The first is the older and better of the two, but the second's not bad.
The Phrase Finder
and
Historically Speaking.
The first is the older and better of the two, but the second's not bad.
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