2006-10-05 20:58:40 · 9 answers · asked by paul_t 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I thought it came from the novel 'Jane Eyre'
2006-10-05 21:10:03 · answer #1 · answered by chickadee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plain Jane
2006-10-05 21:08:58 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plain Jane comes from the Philadelphia area. She moved away some time ago. Funny. You must know her now and you wonder where she came from. We knew her before and wonder where she went.
2006-10-05 21:11:30 · answer #3 · answered by beast 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
....Calamity Jane was a woman ahead of her time; however, she had many unfortunate faults. She was an accomplished storyteller. In her own account, she has Captain Egan proclaim at Goose Creek, Wyoming,
“I name you Calamity Jane, heroine of the Plains!”
There is no evidence to support her account of receiving the nickname, and it is unlikely the real story will ever be known.
2006-10-05 21:17:54 · answer #4 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know the answer, but plain Jane is a girl or woman who is ordinary, homely, or unsophisticated.
2006-10-05 21:22:02 · answer #5 · answered by no nickname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thirties book "Calamity Jane" - also, my best mate lives up to her name!!!! Meow!!
2006-10-05 21:01:23 · answer #6 · answered by Miss Behavin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably started after jane doe was made...
2006-10-05 21:00:46 · answer #7 · answered by jsbrads 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://aolsearch.aol.co.uk/web.adp?query=plain%20jane&invocationType=sb_uk
2006-10-06 02:06:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it rhymes. No other reason.
2006-10-05 21:06:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋