Michael. Michael offered me a story, a piece of trivia about the phrase “The whole nine yards.” One version, his version, is that it came from World War II. Ammunition in the gunner turrets in airplanes came in 27 feet, or 9 yards. When the gunner needed to expend all of the ammunition at a target he either asked for or stated that he used “the whole nine yards.” The original origination story may be lost to history, but this phrase was used in WWII as well as just a few minutes before this photo. It was nice to meet Michael and offer him something for his story, and he obliged to a photograph in return. Thank you Michael. - Austin, TX