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Re:SpaceX: “Close, but no cigar. This time” by goshx on Friday January 16, 2015 @05:42PM (#8902225)
That's cool. If you could add this, I always like to know the origin of the phrase.
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Re:SpaceX: “Close, but no cigar. This time” by scott_karana on Friday January 16, 2015 @05:50PM (#8902275)
Allegedly, according to Wiktionary:

> From the practice of giving cigars as prizes at carnivals in the US in the 19th century; this phrase would be said to those who failed to win a prize.

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Re:SpaceX: “Close, but no cigar. This time” by murtza on Friday January 16, 2015 @05:49PM (#8902263)
Thanks for the feedback! I'll start adding phrase origins to the site.
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