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    From where does the phrase "three faults to a refusal" come, and what links that phrase, Victoria Wood, and the products of a certain type of palm tree?

    Question #68263. Asked by Flynn_17. (Jul 15 06 2:12 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		Three faults for a refusal has its origins in horse jumping.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_jumping


    Mrs. Victoria Wood is a horse rider:

    http://www.britisheventing.com/BEEvents/MemberResults/Mbr63243.html


    Haven't got a clue on the palm tree...is this even close?




    Jul 16 06, 5:08 PM
    Flynn_17

    		You're getting there. The palm tree has a lot to do with a running joke in Victoria Wood comedies. So does that very phrase. There's a few links out there, but I'd aim for the palm tree one now.

    Jul 17 06, 4:05 AM

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