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    Where did the term 'saved by the bell' originate?

    Question #6906. Asked by dipstick. (Oct 12 00 5:28 AM)


    savichal

    		This is only conjecture, but I'm assuming it originates from boxing. A boxer that is knocked down is 'saved by the bell' if the bell rings before the ref counts to ten. He has survived to fight another round.

    Oct 12 00, 7:53 AM
    Doug Milne

    		Due to superstition many, many years ago, people were fearful of a dead person still being alive when they were buried. Therefore a string was attached to the corpses hand and attached to a bell above ground. If the person who was buried awoke then they could ring the bell and could be saved.

    Oct 12 00, 1:43 PM

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