by Georgel on May 22nd, 2006

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Where does the expression "went south" come from?

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  • by Hellaphunt's Skynet on May 22nd, 2006

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    Assuming that a chart of progress somewhat resembles a map, you can say that progress has gone down in the same way a route can go south... I did no research to answer this question but it makes absolute sense to me.

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