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What does it mean when someone says "Six of one, half dozen of another and pick 'em?"?

I've always been curious as to where that phrase came from.

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  • Fred S
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    It means it doesn't make any difference which option you choose. They're both the same. So make your choice, already.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm not sure where it came from but you do get it means the same thing just represented or achieved through different ways.

    6= 1/2 dozen...

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Used to compare two things that are the same.

    6 is the same as half a dozen.

    So it makes no difference which you choose, they are the same.

    Good Luck!!

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