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    From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Nov 16 07:23:43 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang


    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase rCLa CH over six footrCY likely refers to a "CH" being a shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands, where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more context!
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  • From Jeff Barnett@jbb@notatt.com to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Nov 16 01:29:01 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase rCLa CH over six footrCY likely refers to a "CH" being a shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands, where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If
    so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know
    where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.
    --
    Jeff Barnett

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  • From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Nov 16 18:34:38 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang


    Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> posted:

    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase rCLa CH over six footrCY likely refers to a "CH" being a shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands, where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If
    so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know
    where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.
    --
    Jeff Barnett




    I heard it here.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMoN1wSaPw&t=2m30s

    rCLrCa.a CH over six footrCarCY --- What does this mean? (He says "De-SHOVE-ney" -- is it his dry humor?)


    _______________________________


    The expression "from the left field" (more commonly phrased as "out of left field" or "out in left field") means something that is unexpected, unconventional, or out of touch with reality.

    The phrase originates from baseball terminology.

    ----------Origin in Baseball

    The most widely accepted theory is that the idiom comes from the game of baseball, referring to a throw from the left field area of the ballpark.

    The Element of Surprise: A ball thrown from left field toward home plate or first base would come from behind a runner, surprising them because they would not be looking in that direction. The unexpectedness of the play mirrored the meaning of the later idiom.

    Alternative Theories

    While the baseball theory is common, the precise origin is sometimes disputed. An alternative, location-specific theory from Chicago's West Side Park (a former Cubs field) suggests a more literal origin:

    ------------ The Hospital Connection: A plaque at the site of the former West Side Park suggests that the county hospital and its psychiatric patients were located just beyond the left field wall. People might have said someone was "way out in left field" to refer to being mentally "out of touch" or "far out".
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  • From Tony Cooper@tonycooper214@gmail.com to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Nov 16 15:10:22 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:34:38 GMT, HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> posted:

    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase oa CH over six footo likely refers to a "CH" being a shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands, where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If
    so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know
    where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.
    --
    Jeff Barnett




    I heard it here.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMoN1wSaPw&t=2m30s

    oa.a CH over six footao --- What does this mean? (He says "De-SHOVE-ney" -- is it his dry humor?)


    He's saying he's a "ch over six foot", meaning he's an inch over six
    feet tall, which is much taller than Duchovney. Listen to the
    context.

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  • From Ross Clark@benlizro@ihug.co.nz to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon Nov 17 11:44:41 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 17/11/2025 9:10 a.m., Tony Cooper wrote:
    On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:34:38 GMT, HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> posted:

    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase rCLa CH over six footrCY likely refers to a "CH" being a shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands, where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If >>> so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know
    where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.
    --
    Jeff Barnett




    I heard it here.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMoN1wSaPw&t=2m30s

    rCLrCa.a CH over six footrCarCY --- What does this mean? (He says "De-SHOVE-ney" -- is it his dry humor?)


    He's saying he's a "ch over six foot", meaning he's an inch over six
    feet tall, which is much taller than Duchovney. Listen to the
    context.


    I thought that might be it. But is "a c-h" for "an inch" a common
    expression, in your experience?
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  • From Ross Clark@benlizro@ihug.co.nz to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon Nov 17 11:49:53 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 17/11/2025 7:34 a.m., HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> posted:

    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase rCLa CH over six footrCY likely refers to a "CH" being a shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands, where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If
    so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know
    where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.
    --
    Jeff Barnett




    I heard it here.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMoN1wSaPw&t=2m30s

    rCLrCa.a CH over six footrCarCY --- What does this mean?


    (He says "De-SHOVE-ney" -- is it his dry humor?)


    Probably. The name is from the Slavic word for "spirit" (dukh).
    "His father dropped the h in his last name to avoid the sort of mispronunciations he encountered while serving in the Army." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duchovny
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  • From Tony Cooper@tonycooper214@gmail.com to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Nov 16 18:01:01 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:44:41 +1300, Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz>
    wrote:

    On 17/11/2025 9:10 a.m., Tony Cooper wrote:
    On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:34:38 GMT, HenHanna@NewsGrouper
    <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> posted:

    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase oa CH over six footo likely refers to a "CH" being a shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands, where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If >>>> so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know >>>> where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.
    --
    Jeff Barnett




    I heard it here.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMoN1wSaPw&t=2m30s

    oa.a CH over six footao --- What does this mean? (He says "De-SHOVE-ney" -- is it his dry humor?)


    He's saying he's a "ch over six foot", meaning he's an inch over six
    feet tall, which is much taller than Duchovney. Listen to the
    context.


    I thought that might be it. But is "a c-h" for "an inch" a common >expression, in your experience?

    Not at all. Apparent from context, but not from experience.

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  • From lar3ryca@larry@invalid.ca to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Nov 16 17:28:51 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 2025-11-16 02:29, Jeff Barnett wrote:
    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase rCLa CH over six footrCY likely refers to a "CH" being a
    shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where
    "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six
    feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands,
    where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean
    that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive
    stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more
    context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If
    so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know
    where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.

    A CH is a very small distance.; much less than an inch.
    It is said that a BCH or an RCH is the smallest, but I have done no
    research on it, though I would like to.

    At the risk of offending Stefan, I will tell you that I learned of this measurement when serving in the RCAF.

    CH stands for 'Cunt Hair'
    A BCH is a blonde one, and an RCH is a red one.

    The phrase was very common in the RCAF and not quite as common in the
    civilian population.
    --
    Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
    -Frank Zappa

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  • From Tony Cooper@tonycooper214@gmail.com to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Nov 16 19:50:49 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:28:51 -0600, lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:

    On 2025-11-16 02:29, Jeff Barnett wrote:
    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase oa CH over six footo likely refers to a "CH" being a
    shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where
    "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six
    feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands,
    where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean
    that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive
    stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more
    context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If
    so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know
    where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.

    A CH is a very small distance.; much less than an inch.
    It is said that a BCH or an RCH is the smallest, but I have done no >research on it, though I would like to.

    At the risk of offending Stefan, I will tell you that I learned of this >measurement when serving in the RCAF.

    CH stands for 'Cunt Hair'
    A BCH is a blonde one, and an RCH is a red one.

    The phrase was very common in the RCAF and not quite as common in the >civilian population.

    It was obvious from context that it referred to measurement, but a
    "cunt hair" was not the unit of measurement that came to my mind.

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  • From lar3ryca@larry@invalid.ca to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Nov 16 19:05:20 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 2025-11-16 18:50, Tony Cooper wrote:
    On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:28:51 -0600, lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:

    On 2025-11-16 02:29, Jeff Barnett wrote:
    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase rCLa CH over six footrCY likely refers to a "CH" being a
    shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where
    "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six
    feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands,
    where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean
    that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive
    stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more
    context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If >>> so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know
    where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.

    A CH is a very small distance.; much less than an inch.
    It is said that a BCH or an RCH is the smallest, but I have done no
    research on it, though I would like to.

    At the risk of offending Stefan, I will tell you that I learned of this
    measurement when serving in the RCAF.

    CH stands for 'Cunt Hair'
    A BCH is a blonde one, and an RCH is a red one.

    The phrase was very common in the RCAF and not quite as common in the
    civilian population.

    It was obvious from context that it referred to measurement, but a
    "cunt hair" was not the unit of measurement that came to my mind.

    Got curious and looked it up....
    https://www.onelook.com/?loc=olthes1&w=RCH

    Noun: Initialism of red cunt hair (slang, vulgar) An extremely small measurement.
    --
    We can com-!plain because rose bushes have thorns,
    or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.rCY
    ~ Alphonse Karr

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  • From lar3ryca@larry@invalid.ca to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Nov 16 19:17:28 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 2025-11-16 18:50, Tony Cooper wrote:
    On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:28:51 -0600, lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:

    On 2025-11-16 02:29, Jeff Barnett wrote:
    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase rCLa CH over six footrCY likely refers to a "CH" being a
    shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where
    "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six
    feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands,
    where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean
    that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive
    stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more
    context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If >>> so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume
    anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know
    where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions
    being asked here.

    A CH is a very small distance.; much less than an inch.
    It is said that a BCH or an RCH is the smallest, but I have done no
    research on it, though I would like to.

    At the risk of offending Stefan, I will tell you that I learned of this
    measurement when serving in the RCAF.

    CH stands for 'Cunt Hair'
    A BCH is a blonde one, and an RCH is a red one.

    The phrase was very common in the RCAF and not quite as common in the
    civilian population.

    It was obvious from context that it referred to measurement, but a
    "cunt hair" was not the unit of measurement that came to my mind.

    Did a little more digging and found <https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/how-many-rchs-per-inch.76606/>

    One poster said,
    "Many years ago it was determined that G****e's ex-wife was the official standard bearer due to easily verifiable authenticity of color and
    willingness to share samples freely. I won't say any more than that, but
    a statistical analysis revealed the decimal equivalent of .0031" per
    RCH, as opposed to .0038" for blondes and .0042" for the mediterranian strains. The latter two were based on smaller sample sizes. To the best
    of my knowledge, there are no machine tools graduated in these units,
    and although the unit is very fine, it seems to be a preferred
    measurement in the construction trades to define movement when lining
    things up. The unit will probably not attain greater acceptance as the standard bearers are extremely expensive to maintain and are not always readily available. I've probably said too much on this already...JM"
    --
    I found a book called "How to solve 50% of your problems,
    so I bought two.

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  • From Peter Moylan@peter@pmoylan.org to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon Nov 17 14:45:42 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 17/11/25 12:05, lar3ryca wrote:
    On 2025-11-16 18:50, Tony Cooper wrote:

    It was obvious from context that it referred to measurement, but a
    "cunt hair" was not the unit of measurement that came to my mind.

    Got curious and looked it up....
    https://www.onelook.com/?loc=olthes1&w=RCH

    Noun: Initialism of red cunt hair (slang, vulgar) An extremely small measurement.

    In practice it's used for very fine adjustments. "You're nearly there.
    It needs to be about one RCH higher".

    Another word for "a very small amount" is skosh, from the Japanese sukoshi.
    --
    Peter Moylan peter@pmoylan.org http://www.pmoylan.org
    Newcastle, NSW
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  • From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon Nov 17 06:59:42 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang


    lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> posted:

    On 2025-11-16 02:29, Jeff Barnett wrote:
    On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

    (Is the following True?)


    The phrase rCLa CH over six footrCY likely refers to a "CH" being a
    shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where
    "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six
    feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).


    In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands,
    where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean
    that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive
    stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more
    context!

    I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems
    like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions being asked here.

    A CH is a very small distance.; much less than an inch.
    It is said that a BCH or an RCH is the smallest, but I have done no research on it, though I would like to.

    At the risk of offending Stefan, I will tell you that I learned of this measurement when serving in the RCAF.

    CH stands for 'Cunt Hair'
    A BCH is a blonde one, and an RCH is a red one.

    The phrase was very common in the RCAF and not quite as common in the civilian population.



    4 points 3 years ago -- For me it was defined by nationality. Like an Italian cunt hair is thicker then a Japanese cunt hair. Lol. But a blonde one is the finest.


    JannikJantzen 5 points 3 years ago -- In Germany we have the measurement rCRSackhaaresbreiterCL - a ball sacks hair width Efya





    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/red_cunt_hair





    I heard it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMoN1wSaPw&t=2m30s

    rCLrCa.a CH over six footrCarCY --- What does this mean?

    (He says "De-SHOVE-ney" -- is it his dry humor?)
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