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   nsanemom22 Well-Known Member

   never mind - wiki told me - all the way back to 1542 it started!

    

   Last edited: Sep 8, 2008

   nsanemom22, Sep 8, 2008

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   Cleopatra Well-Known Member

   http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/call-a-spade-a-spade.html
   
   I don't know what to make of this, but posted it anyway. The phrase is quite old.

    

   Cleopatra, Sep 8, 2008

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