RE: Getting off the dime

From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Wed Jun 25 2003 - 01:07:00 MDT

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    Specifically, Depression-era, referring to getting off
    welfare (which, apparently, was a dime per [unit time]
    at the time). Not entirely sure, but that's what the
    information I've heard indicates.

    --- Emlyn O'regan <oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au>
    wrote:
    > The US would be my first guess
    >
    > :-)
    >
    > Emlyn
    >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: Natasha Vita-More
    > [mailto:natasha@natasha.cc]
    > > Sent: Wednesday, 25 June 2003 3:11 PM
    > > To: extropians@extropy.org
    > > Subject: Getting off the dime
    > >
    > >
    > > Does anyone know where the slang saying, "Getting
    > off the
    > > dime" originated
    > > from?
    > >
    > > Thanks!
    > >
    > > Natasha
    > >
    > >
    >

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