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Thanks to simbosan for the idea
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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Yes quite.It comes from a legal appeal brought against the Roman Empire by a certain foreign soldier in the Roman Army who had his request for citizenship turned down. He argued that because there was a set of exceptions to being entitled to citizenship, and he didn't fit any of them, then he ought to be eligible for citizenship. He won the case.
Don't believe everything you hear on QI. Although "prove" does have another meaning, it's not the origin of this phrase.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 17:58,
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erm...I'm not so sure I believe you.
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Think about it.Even with the alternative meaning of "prove" as something more along the lines of "test", the phrase still doesn't make much sense.
Failing that, Google Lucius Cornelius Balbus.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 22:15,
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