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	IdiomSite.com - Break A Leg
		Break a leg---Booth didn't jump to kill Lincoln, Booth, having shot Lincoln, jumped to the stage to escape and in doing so broke his leg.
		Break a leg is cited as superstition against good luck, which is what I originally thought it meant, too.
		Recently, however, I was informed that "leg" refers to the side curtains and it suggests that the applause ought to be so great that the legs fall break from the stage.
	www.idiomsite.com /breakaleg.htm (280 words)

	Leg break (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A leg break is bowled by holding the cricket ball in the palm of the hand with the seam running across under all the fingers.
		When the ball bounces on the pitch, the spin causes it to deviate towards the left from the bowler's perspective; this is to the rightt from the batsman's point of view, or towards the off side of a right-handed batsman.
		Leg breaks are considered to be one of the more difficult spin deliveries for a right-handed batsman to play.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/Leg-break.htm (430 words)

	CatchLight Films - Break a Leg
		Break a Leg is an unflinching portrayal of the classic anti-hero who will sink as low as he must to get to the top.
		When Juliet literally breaks her leg the night before she was to start a plum role, it gives Max an idea: If only he were to help out a bit, causing "accidents" for the competing actors, he might finally be able to get somewhere.
		So, by the unexpectedly grisly ending, "Break a Leg" has nowhere left to go and Max is forced into some situations that feel over-the-top even by this movie's standards.
	www.catchlightfilms.com /break.htm (720 words)

	Re: Break A Leg: Theatrical
		So to say "break a leg" is to wish someone an impecable performance rather than strictly good luck.
		That one 'leg' is up to the point that the leg-rope was used to bring the curtain in, ie: the first half of a show.
		He said "break a leg" is a wish that the audience will be so excited that they will stomp and break the leg/foot rest on back of the seats.
	www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/31/messages/821.html (464 words)

	Columns Posted 1/21/97
		"Break a leg," of course, is how actors wish each other "good luck" before a performance, and has been commonly heard in the theater since the early 20th century.
		It has been said that "break a leg" is a reference to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, in 1865.
		(Booth, an actor, broke his leg attempting to flee the scene.) Although "break a leg" is commonly heard today, it was first recorded in print in the early 20th century, which makes it too recent a coinage for either of those theories to be true.
	www.word-detective.com /back-d2.html (1755 words)

	Questions & Answers: Break a leg
		In earlier times, actors wished one another “may you break your leg”, in the hope that the performance would be so successful that the performer would be called forth to take a bow — to bend his knee.
		The famous French actress Sarah Bernhardt had a leg amputated in 1915, which didn’t stop her performing; it is considered good luck to mention her in the hope that some of her theatrical prowess will rub off by association.
		A key factor is that most of the stories assume that break a leg is an old expression, whereas it’s actually quite modern.
	www.worldwidewords.org /qa/qa-bre1.htm (562 words)

	Re: break a leg
		In Reply to: Re: break a leg posted by ESC on February 06, 2004
		I thought it was the result of the audience cheering and the actors coming back on stage with the women doing a curtsy consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending or breaking of the knees.
		One of the more colorful theories about the origins of the phrase is that "break a leg" is a reference to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, in 1865.
	www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/28/messages/203.html (326 words)

	Break a Leg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In Break a Leg, it's the latter, confirmed by an unfunny later scene involving competitive urination and yet another that seeks humor in the lead actress being the model for a condom billboard.
		Written by two actors, John and Frank Cassini, and starring John as well, Break a Leg is a whimper of protest that wants to be a scream, but never achieves the degree of cleverness that might have imparted some impact to its complaint.
		The premise on which the awkwardly developed plot hangs is that actor Max Matteo (Cassini), in desperation, breaks another actor's leg so that he can land the role for which they are competing.
	www.culturevulture.net /Movies8/BreakaLeg.htm (296 words)

	Break A Leg Productions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To keep her creative juices flowing, she began readings of plays in her apartment and Break A Leg Productions was born.
		In the spring 2002, we were asked to produce the science play "Oxygen." Because of the positive response, both from the audience and the members of Break A Leg Productions, we are now working on similar projects.
		Break A Leg Productions, Inc. is a tax-exempt non-profit organization (501c3, 1995) and is a member of A.R.T./New York (The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York) and TRU (Theater Resorces Unlimited).
	www.breakalegproductions.com /missionstatement.htm (278 words)

	The Daily Idiom » Blog Archive » Break a leg.
		As Jim walked out the door to go to his job interview, his roommate yelled, “Break a leg!’ Break a leg.
		“Break a leg” is a superstitious way to wish someone good luck.
		Supposedly, substituting “break a leg” is a way to outsmart the bad spirits that like to cause trouble in our lives.
	englishcaster.com /blogs?p=49 (182 words)

	Break leg Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Break Leg are great for when you're looking to get better at break leg for selfish purposes.
		If you need help locating break leg then you've come to the right place because we have all the break leg you could want.
		Break a Leg As is often the way with language, there seems to be no definitive answer as to the true derivation of this term.
	leg.6netstorm5.info /leg-bands/break-leg.html (275 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Football - Fears for French after leg break
		VETERAN Cowdenbeath striker Hamish French is in plaster this morning after suffering a double leg break on Saturday.
		This is yet another injury blow for French, who fought back some years ago from a badly broken leg which threatened at one stage to end his career.
		French, as well as playing for Cowdenbeath, is second-team coach at Dunfermline but this latest leg break must put a question mark against his future playing career.
	sport.scotsman.com /football.cfm?id=1084532002 (545 words)

	Man's Lost Keys Found Embedded In Leg - t-break
		The 50-year-old man felt a strong pain in his leg and was taken to the hospital recently.
		The bullet was removed but the keys that were lodged in his leg along with the bullet were left there.
		I think the keys were at the point where the bullet must have hit his leg.
	www.tbreak.com /forums/showthread.php?t=23832 (353 words)

	Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms - Break a Leg
		So the phrase "break a leg" referred to breaking the visual plane of the legs that lined the side of the stage.
		Telling someone to "break a leg" is an attempt to outsmart the Sprites and in fact make something good happen.
		My favorite (having understudied a few times) is that it came from the understudies telling the primaries to "break a leg" enough times that it came to be considered bad luck if they didn't say it.
	www.theatrecrafts.com /glossary/pages/morebreakaleg.html (856 words)

	CSNI0062: BETHSY/9.1B, Cold Leg Break Test
		The BETHSY integral test facility located in the Nuclear Research Center in Grenoble (France) is a scaled down model of a 3 loop 900 eMW FRAMATOME PWR; the overall scaling factor applied to every volume, mass flowrate and power level is close to 1/100, while elevations are 1/1 in order to preserve the gravitational heads.
		The BETHSY test 9.1b (performed in December 1989) involves 2" cold leg break, combined with the High Pressure Injection System (HPIS) failure.
		In that case, the state oriented approach requires operators to start an Ultimate Procedure, which consists in fully opening the Steam Generator (SG) atmospheric dumps as soon as they are informed of the unavailability of the HPIS.
	www.nea.fr /abs/html/csni0062.html (214 words)

	MyBrokenLeg.com - Broken leg stories and advice
		If you're stuck at home with your leg on a pillow, surfing the net desperately looking for a distraction - here it is.
		This site is hosted by Paul Kennett who broke his tibia and fibula back in 1995.
		If you're new here have a look at the broken leg glossary created by Dr Myles Clough.
	www.mybrokenleg.com (223 words)

	Martinis, Persistence, and a Smile: Break a Leg
		Martinis, Persistence, and a Smile: Break a Leg
		Christina Applegate, star of the Broadway-bound revival of "Sweet Charity," broke her foot during a performance in Chicago and will be out of the musical through its Boston tryout engagement, which begins Friday.
		--Guess she took that whole "Break a leg" thing a little too far.
	lawrenkmills.mu.nu /archives/071263.php (106 words)

	Break A Leg film movie trailer review at The Z Review
		Break A Leg Cast : Jennifer Beals, Frank Cassini, John Cassini, J.J. Johnston, Molly Parker, Robert Peters, Barry Primus, Eric Roberts, Paul Taegel
		Just received word that Break A Leg will be the opening Night Gala film at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival on the 5th February.
		This page has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film and intellectual copyright holders of Break A Leg and hold copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise and storyline.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /comingsoon/b/breakaleg.shtm (304 words)

	Break a Leg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		break from the "One Act Festival", Clarkson Theatre began a new project.
		The show was performed on April 16, 17, and 18th.
		Brad's amazing leap through the window, or the classical music that played when the gun was supposed to go off.
	www.clarkson.edu /projects/theatre/previous/breakaleg (70 words)

	Groundspeak Travel Bug Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shown are Tb's: Have we made a connections yet?, Break a Leg, NBA Touring Ball, Gee I wish I had my 'ol Dodge, Agent 69, DQ Guy and Bald Eagles Birthday.
		Break a Leg visits MaxB's on the St Joseph River in Michigan.
		Break a Leg has had a long rest, I hope to get it moving again soon.
	www.geocaching.com /track/details.aspx?ID=37108 (1394 words)

	Variety.com - Reviews - Break a Leg
		John Cassini stars and is co-writer of Hollywood insider comedy "Break a Leg," shown at the Cinevegas festival.
		Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
		The kind of film that's hard to pull off without seeming terminally bitter and/or self-involved, "Break a Leg" is a Hollywood insider comedy more charming and funny than most.
	www.variety.com /review/VE1117921140?categoryid=31&cs=1 (702 words)

	Leg Lamp as Featured in the classic A Christmas Story, leglamp
		Leg Lamp as Featured in the classic A Christmas Story, leglamp
		This is the original leg lamp that others attempt to duplicate.
		Our lamps have been displayed in thousands of homes and have been featured in several media publications.
	www.leglamp.com (65 words)

	Re: Origin of "Break a leg"
		In Response To: Origin of "Break a leg" (Bob)
		Instead, we joke about the WORST that can happen and say: 'Break a leg.' We do this with a confident smile, knowing that we're completely prepared and can handle even THAT calamity.
		: that "break a leg" originated as a translation of
	www.2nd-tier.com /showfax_bbs/index.cgi?read=1785 (767 words)

	ESPN.com: NFL - Vick likely out six weeks with fractured fibula
		Vick was chased out of the pocket on a third-down play late in the first quarter and was tackled by Adalius Thomas.
		Vick fell awkwardly on his right leg and grabbed it even before he hit the ground.
		Thomas, after briefly celebrating the tackle, went back to check on Vick and several of Vick's teammates knelt beside him.
	espn.go.com /nfl/news/2003/0816/1597552.html (359 words)

	Break a Leg :: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		"Cleverly written, Break A Leg balances the elements of melodrama and inanity perfectly.
		In December, 2003, BREAK A LEG earned another recognition award.
		The film, directed by Monika Mitchell, was named the winner of the American Independent Film Spirit Award at the 2003 Santa Fe Film Festival.
	www.breakaleg-themovie.com /news.htm (194 words)

	"Break a leg!" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In French one says _Merde!_ ("Shit!") when an actor is about to go on stage.
		The German expression is _Hals und Beinbruch_="neck and leg fracture" (_Bein_ used to mean "bone" in German, so the translation "neck and bone break" may be correct if the expression is sufficiently old).
		The leading theory is that the English expression came from the German, possibly via Yiddish.
	www.yaelf.com /aueFAQ/mifbreakaleg.shtml (122 words)

	UFC Leg Break - Fighter Breaks Leg
		This video may be viewed as gross by some people.
		A fighter in the UFC gets his leg snapped like a twig!
		His bone must have really been weak to break that easily.
	www.guzer.com /videos/ufc_leg_snap.php (74 words)

	Ubersite - Leg-Break Anger
		I broke my leg falling down the stairs in a convent...no lie.
		First, they ask if my leg is broken when it obviously is, and second, they assume assuredly...without a doubt in mind...that I was drunk when it happened...the assumed truth.
		Yes...cankle...the calf of my leg could not be distinguished from my ankle.
	www.ubersite.com /m/30209 (1468 words)

	KDHX - Break A Leg
		at 7:30PM to "Break a Leg" on KDHX 88.1 FM, the only show in town where working theatre artists interview working theatre artists.
		Michelle Hand, one of the three founders of the new theatre company The Orange Girls, talks with Deborah and Scott about this exciting new company dedicated to shows about women, about the origin of the company's odd name, and about their first show, "Going to See the Elephant," as well as their upcoming projects.
		Past episodes of Break a Leg are available on CD in KDHX's on-line store.
	www.kdhx.org /programs/breakaleg.htm (213 words)

	Break A Leg Theatre School - Drama, Dance and Vocal Tuition for children of 4 to 15 years. Locations in Meldrum, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Break A Leg Theatre School - Drama, Dance and Vocal Tuition for children of 4 to 15 years.
		You will learn how to move your body, use your voice and appear on stage in front of an audience.
		Break a Leg Theatre School is committed to providing quality tuition to young people wanting to be involved in Theatre.
	www.breakalegtheatreschool.co.uk (240 words)

	Break a Leg: 6
		He didn’t want to believe Veemon was right, but he DID notice an irregular odor.
		The next day at noon, Davis took his break and grabbed a pair of rental skis.
		He was decked out in his coat and a pair of thick pants.
	digidise.bravepages.com /fics/Digimon/dt/bal6.htm (1904 words)

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