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--- Warden1224@aol.com wrote: > I never fully understood this saying, "I am going to tear you a > country new ground!" Only heard it from dad when we were in > trouble...LOL With some of the angry threats from my dear old dad - I think this may have to do with the length of a "country mile" and "new ground" is land recently cleared of all brush and vegatation. Of course my dear old dad seldom had reason to be angry with his only son!! My memory may be somewhat faulty, though. Bob