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question everything Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 09:20 PM
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"The Butler Did it"
Where does this come from? Was there actually a mystery where the butler did it? Why did it become such a cliche?

(Just watched the Closer, where this phrase was used)

Just curious
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 09:21 PM
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1. hokey mystery movies or cheap detective novels
or maybe even Agatha Christie ?

The phrase has been around FOREVER
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