Moving pianos

Barb Richmond brichmon@titan.iwu.edu
Tue, 05 Dec 1995 12:40:46 -0600 (CST)


On Tue, 5 Dec 1995 Kam544@aol.com wrote:

> Dear Pianotech subscribers,
>
> Does anyone know the expression "bust a gut", what it means, and/or where it
> originates?
>
> Keith A. McGavern, RPT


My guess would be that we're talking about lifting something and getting
a hernia.  I used to ask friends and family over to help me move things
(like pianos).  One time when I called my friend, Ray, I said,  "Hi, Ray!
It's Barb."  To which he responded, "How much does it weigh?".

Barbara Richmond, RPT
10 more days at
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Illinois


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