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"Mind your own beeswax"
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"Guy F. Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 10 Oct 1999 17:59:46 -0400
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I was showing and talking about bees at a country event over the weekend,
and a young boy asked me where the saying "Mind your own beeswax" came from.
For the non Americans on the list, it means "Mind you own business."  I have
no idea of the origin.  Anybody?


Guy F. Miller   "Start every day with a smile, and get it over with."
Charlottesville VA                              W.C. Fields

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