hold_er_newt sameolme "Hold er Newt,she's headed for the rhubarb." Anybody know the origin of this? 040511 ... not much help googled: "hold her newt" and "hold er newt" found: "...Have you ever heard (this is an old farm expression) "hold her Newt. She's heading for the rubarb!"... www.meds.com/archive/mol-cancer/1998/10/msg02701.html also found "she's heading for the barn", "she's a-headed for the buckwheat", "she smells/smelled the alfalfa/alf alfie", "she's a buckin'", and "she's a-rarin' http://www.vegsource.com/talk/meaningless/messages/13978.html has this explanation: "Hold 'er, Newt, she smells, Alfie Alfie" Use: Whenever my brother or I would try to run away from medicine, bathtime, or similar childhood trauma, my mom or dad would say this. Origin: Some farmer my mom knew years before once said this to a farmhand named Newt who was struggling to control a cow attracted by a field of alfalfa. 040511 ... sameolme thanks, I should remember to google questions more often. 040512 ... notme yer welcome. 040512 what's it to you? who go blather from