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NJ-Buckeye said:
and so goes the story of "dead ringer" ... from Victorian "safety coffins."
As the legend goes, people terrified of being accidentally buried alive were buried with a string tied to their wrist that led to a bell on the surface; if they woke up, they would ring the bell and be dug up
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I believe the phrase "saved by the bell" started with that practice as well.
 
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NJ-Buckeye said:
and so goes the story of "dead ringer" ... from Victorian "safety coffins."
As the legend goes, people terrified of being accidentally buried alive were buried with a string tied to their wrist that led to a bell on the surface; if they woke up, they would ring the bell and be dug up
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I am here to be that guy:

True Origin: 19th-Century Horse Racing
  • Ringer: In late 19th-century American horse racing, a "ringer" was a dishonest practice where a fast, high-quality horse was deceptively substituted for a slower one under a false name or pedigree to trick bookmakers and win bets. The term "ringer" itself may have evolved from older criminal and sports slang like "ringing the changes," which meant swapping a valuable item for a cheap one.
  • Dead: In this context, "dead" is an intensifier meaning "exact" or "precise" (similar to phrases like "dead center" or "dead on").
  • Timeline: The word "ringer" for a substituted horse appeared in print by 1882 (in the Manitoba Free Press), and the full phrase "dead ringer" appeared by 1888 (in the Oshkosh Weekly Times). It quickly expanded from horse racing to mean any striking resemblance or identical copy. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Common False Origin (Urban Legend)
  • The Graveyard Bell Myth: A popular folk etymology falsely claims the phrase comes from 18th- or 19th-century "safety coffins" fitted with bells or strings to rescue people who were accidentally buried alive. Language historians and etymologists have thoroughly debunked this story as an urban legend.[1, 2, 3, 4]
just sayin’
 
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charlohiottean said:
I am here to be that guy:

True Origin: 19th-Century Horse Racing
  • Ringer: In late 19th-century American horse racing, a "ringer" was a dishonest practice where a fast, high-quality horse was deceptively substituted for a slower one under a false name or pedigree to trick bookmakers and win bets. The term "ringer" itself may have evolved from older criminal and sports slang like "ringing the changes," which meant swapping a valuable item for a cheap one.
  • Dead: In this context, "dead" is an intensifier meaning "exact" or "precise" (similar to phrases like "dead center" or "dead on").
  • Timeline: The word "ringer" for a substituted horse appeared in print by 1882 (in the Manitoba Free Press), and the full phrase "dead ringer" appeared by 1888 (in the Oshkosh Weekly Times). It quickly expanded from horse racing to mean any striking resemblance or identical copy. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Common False Origin (Urban Legend)
  • The Graveyard Bell Myth: A popular folk etymology falsely claims the phrase comes from 18th- or 19th-century "safety coffins" fitted with bells or strings to rescue people who were accidentally buried alive. Language historians and etymologists have thoroughly debunked this story as an urban legend.[1, 2, 3, 4]
just sayin’
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I need you to provide a similar breakdown dispelling the myth that tomatoes do not belong in gumbo.
 
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OCTOBER 21--A young Minnesota man who “enjoyed wearing diapers” and “wanted to be given a ‘binky’” has been charged with assaulting and strangling his girlfriend as he forcefully sought to put a pull-up diaper on her, according to court records.

Investigators yesterday filed a criminal complaint charging Xander Holmberg, 18, with felony and misdemeanor domestic assault offenses in connection with the bizarre mid-June attack in the victim’s bedroom.

The victim told police that Holmberg “was interested in acting and being treated like a baby” and had threatened to force her to wear a diaper. She “made it clear to Holmberg that she did not want to wear diapers/pullups,” according to a probable cause statement.

The victim, cops reported, said that Holmberg “enjoyed wearing diapers/pullups and wanted to be given...a baby pacifier.”

Investigators allege that Holmberg attacked the victim after the couple engaged in consensual sex in the woman’s residence.

While in bed, Holmberg “grabbed a pullup” and attempted to force the diaper on the victim while pinning her down. Holmberg “grabbed and held Victim 1 down by the throat” and “then covered her mouth and had her in a chokehold to keep Victim 1 quiet.”

The woman said she “began having a panic attack” during the incident and “could not breathe” when Holmberg was choking her. She told police that, “while Holmberg was doing this, she thought she was going to die.”

“Victim 1 stated that it left bruises and injuries to her thigh, neck, and jaw,” reported investigators, who added that photos were provided to them by the woman’s mother ("Witness 1").

Pictured above, Holmberg has been charged with domestic assault by strangulation, a felony carrying a maximum sentence of three years in prison, and misdemeanor domestic assault (punishable by up to 90 days in custody).

Holmberg lives with his family in Rochester, a city 90 miles from Minneapolis that is home to the Mayo Clinic.
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