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Originally Posted by Mr. Blue
Well, its a nautical expression...If a ship went off to sea and during the voyage it lost its captain or any of the officers, it would fly a blue flag or paint a blue mark on the hull before getting to the home port.
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well... with a name like mr blue im inclined to take this more seriously than "blue balls" (although that was funny and appreciated
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hmm, is this really the origin of the word - "the blues" ... and "feeling blue" ???????
im off to google. not that it means a fucking thing but im curious because someone asked me about it, and i couldnt answer (a foreigner asked me as an american)