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Old 08-Jul-2007, 14:40
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But it's interesting to bear in mind the origin of the phrase - in relation to old phonographs (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16593.../image_196.jpg) with no volume control. The only way to make it quieter was indeed to 'stuff a sock in it'.

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