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Where does the saying a load of bull

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wuz one | 14:09 Thu 31st May 2007 | Word Origins
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come from,,,,theres a pint on the answer
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'Bull', meaning 'nonsense', started life as American slang about a century ago. Its earliest recorded use there is in a publication called Dialect Notes issued in 1914. Its sister-word, with 'sh1t' added on at the end, appeared around the same time. Adding 'a load of...' at the front was just an obvious way of getting the expression across.
Make it a Timothy Taylor, would you? Thanks
That's if it's not only you who gets the pint!
To expand on QM's answer, you could look here.

Wouldn't say no to a lager, ta! :-)
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I see you have impeccable taste in beer !
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it s going to be a large malt

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