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**Haven't we had this one before? The Buffs are/were the East Kent Regiment, which at one time claimed to be the longest serving in the British Army, having been raised in around 1687. I don't know whether Kipling ever used the phrase, but I suspect it has more to do with the lengthy history of the regiment (which I think is now part of the Queen's Regiment.)
Tim Connell
(Man of Kent...)
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From: m healy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 26 May 2004 18:04
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Subject: Quotation?
On the slightly down-market quiz programme The Write Stuff on Radio 4 it was said that RK originated the phrase 'Steady the Buffs!'. Surely not? Moichael Healy