# March...in like a XXX out like a YYY?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-in-like-a-xxx-out-like-a-yyy/531043
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [March 2, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-in-like-a-xxx-out-like-a-yyy/531043 "2010-03-02T21:50:11Z")
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### Author: ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-in-like-a-xxx-out-like-a-yyy/531043/41 "2010-03-04T17:22:51Z")

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In like a season one Picard, out like a final season Sisco!

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### Author: ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-in-like-a-xxx-out-like-a-yyy/531043/42 "2010-03-04T18:02:15Z")

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I grew up in Albuquerque where you quickly learn that the phrases in this thread are just a bunch of crap made up by either Easterners or Europeans.

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### Author: ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-in-like-a-xxx-out-like-a-yyy/531043/43 "2010-03-04T18:58:03Z")

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> [@asterion](#):
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> I grew up in Albuquerque where you quickly learn that the phrases in this thread are just a bunch of crap made up by either Easterners or Europeans.

Is it true that in Albuquerque rabbits have a tendency to get confused and turn right?

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### Author: ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-in-like-a-xxx-out-like-a-yyy/531043/44 "2010-03-07T19:48:31Z")

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I’ve heard the expression both ways my entire life, and in fact used “in like a lamb, out like a lion” in a recent article about the GORGEOUS weather we’re having.

Only to have some commenter use Chronos’ argument to tell me I was wrong. Sheesh 😉

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### Author: ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-in-like-a-xxx-out-like-a-yyy/531043/45 "2010-03-09T06:45:07Z")

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> [@NoClueBoy](#):
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> In like a season one Picard, out like a final season Sisco!

So, basically Picard with a goatee? Because they’re both bald.

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