HALIFAX, FROM HERE TO

a coined expression meaning all over or everywhere. Historically, Halifax was (and is) a town in north central England whose name came to be a euphemism for hell in such phrases a s "go to Halifax." Also, the name appears in an old beggars' and vagabonds' "prayer" that goes "From Hull, Hell and Halifax, Good Lord, deliver us." It is said that Hull (a seaport in England) was to b e avoided because the beggars had little chance of getting anything there without doing hard labor for it, and Halifax because anyone caught stealing cloth there was beheaded without further ado. —SHSBC Binder 10 Approved Glossary

a coined expression meaning all over or everywhere. Historically, Halifax was (and is) a town in north central England whose name came to be a euphemism for hell in such phrases as "go to Halifax. Also, the name appears in an old beggars' and vagabonds' "prayer" that goes "From Hull, Hell and Halifax, Good Lord, deliver us." It is said that Hull (a seaport in England) was to be avoided because the beggars had little chance of getting anything there without doing hard labor for it, and Halifax because anyone caught stealing cloth there was beheaded without further ado. Well, you could only get the business that solidly if you yourself had enough overts to stretch from here to Halifax and back.

a coined expression meaning all over or everywhere. Historically, Halifax was (and is) a town in north central England whose name came to be a euphemism for hell in such phrases as "go to Halifax." Also, the name appears in an old beggars' and vagabonds' "prayer" that goes "From Hull, Hell and Halifax, Good Lord, deliver us." It is said that Hull (a seaport in England) was to be avoided because the beggars had little chance of getting anything there without doing hard labor for it, and Halifax because anyone caught stealing cloth there was beheaded without further ado.a coined expression meaning all over or everywhere. Historically, Halifax was (and is) a town in northcentral England whose name came to be a euphemism for hell in such phrases as "go to Halifax." Also, the name appears in an old beggars' and vagabonds' "prayer" that goes "From Hull, Hell and Halifax, Good Lord, deliver us." It is said that Hull (a seaport in England) was to be avoided because the beggars had little chance of getting anything there without doing hard labor for it, and Halifax because anyone caught stealing cloth there was beheaded without further ado.a coined expression meaning all over or everywhere. Historically, Halifax was (and is) a town in north central England whose name came to be a euphemism for hell in such phrases as "go to Halifax." Also, the name appears in an old beggars' and vagabonds' "prayer" that goes "From Hull, Hell and Halifax, Good Lord, deliver us." It is said that Hull (a seaport in England) was to be avoided because the beggars had little chance of getting anything there without doing hard labor for it, and Halifax because anyone caught stealing cloth there was beheaded without further ado. I have sat down with no Model Session, rudiments, or anything else with a pc who has withholds from here to Halifax, and taken his lumbosis and thrown it in the nearest ashcan. -Sec Checks, Withholds (10 Jan. 62)