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Mashmellow  +  417887 Thu, 13 Sep 07 09:02 AM

let's go around the horn and say who we are sitting here.

what is the meaning of "around the horn"?
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Mister Micawber  +  417890 Thu, 13 Sep 07 09:05 AM

Here it just means 'around the circle/group'.  Originally, 'around the Horn' meant around the Horn of Africa, the long, roundabout route between Europe and the East Indies before the Suez Canal was constructed.
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