2006-06-19 13:58:06 · 9 answers · asked by Mummy of 2 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Hmm a few good answers, I'll have to put it to a vote and hope other people know the answer.
2006-06-21 04:31:29 · update #1
File 13 is actually an old WWII Army Signal Corps designation for shredding classified documents.
2006-06-19 14:54:30 · answer #1 · answered by Kittycat 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ive never heard file 13. We have always called it the circular or the round file.
2006-06-20 10:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same as in those silly personalised number plates 13 looks like a B.
B is for bin.
Good old forces humour for getting rid of rubbish, yes sergeant I will put that straight in file 13
2006-06-20 17:48:50 · answer #3 · answered by Neil S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it come from the old filing cabinet style of filing, where you had 12 files in each drawer? so you had files 1-12 and file 13 became the bin.. and its been so since about the 50's
2006-06-20 15:50:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard "file 13" before, so it's not just your family. I think it's b/c 13 is supposed to be an unlucky number.
2006-06-19 21:43:28 · answer #5 · answered by jundia257 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's from 1984 by George Orwell, it is 1984 isn't it and not another year? I'm confused, anyway I think it's from that.
2006-06-20 08:29:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i call mine thelma,thats my ex mother in laws name.
2006-06-20 07:40:28 · answer #7 · answered by gruffle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard of it sorry
2006-06-20 01:38:40 · answer #8 · answered by tom9437 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we usually call it "Mr eat-em all" lol
2006-06-19 21:01:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋