Origin of "Wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole"

Posted by Jack Bonham November 19, 2001

Any help on this one?

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"Wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole" ESC 11/19/01
- "Wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole" ESC 11/19/01
  - "Wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole" Bruce Kahl 11/19/01
    - "Ten-foot pole" R. Berg 11/19/01
      - Actually... Alex 11/19/01
        
        Actually... Barney 11/19/01
        
        I wouldn't touch it with yours masakim 11/19/01

See also: the mening and origin of 'I wouldn't touch that with a barge-pole'.