where did the term sixes and sevens come from
At sixes and sevens An ancient dispute between the Merchant Taylors and Skinners livery companies is the probable origin of the phrase.[1] The two trade associations, both founded in the same year (1327[2]), argued over sixth place in the order of precedence. In 1484, after more than a century and a half of bickering, the Lord Mayor of London Sir Robert Billesden ruled that at the feast of Corpus Christi, the companies would swap between sixth and seventh place and feast in each other's halls. Nowadays, they alternate in precedence on an annual basis.[1][2]
Tony! Toni! Toné! Originally, the band went by "Tony, Toni, TonÃ©" as a joke, until they realized it had a nice ring to it.[1]
By the Pricking of My Thumbs The title of the book comes from Act 4, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, when the second witch says:
One Ring One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them,One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.