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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 10:52 PM
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29. when in doubt, wikipedia
The phrase may relate to saving a hunted fox by dragging a smoked herring across its trail. This act would create a diversion through the strong smell of kippers. The Oxford English Dictionary records its first written use occurring in 1686 in this context: "To draw a red herring across the track". Michael Quinion says it is unlikely that any such act ever occurred.<1>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring
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