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Originally Posted by orlok
"No win, no fee"?  Perhaps that's a bit more recent.
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Not that , no
Clue: the ruling was about domestic violence. The saying is now used much more generally in a pretty different way.
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Originally Posted by orlok
I always thought it was attributed to the factory owner (something like that?) Otto Kaiser signing stuff off using his initials.
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There are a number of theories about the origin of OK.
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Originally Posted by Hamlet53
Just a guess on 3. John Bull?
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Afraid not.
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Originally Posted by issybird
3. I think it has to do with the relationship of Salisbury (Christian name Robert) to Balfour, his nephew. Hence, "Bob's your uncle."
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Exactly that, well done.