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Who first said talk the talk, does he walk the walk?

Who first said talk the talk, does he walk the walk?

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I didn't find much gargling it.

He talks the talk but does he walk the walk?

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Originally posted by sonhouse
I didn't find much gargling it.

He talks the talk but does he walk the walk?
I don't know who said it first, but I do know who it's said about.

MICHAEL JACKSON!~

"Shamon"!~ (Moonwalk)

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Originally posted by sonhouse
I didn't find much gargling it.

He talks the talk but does he walk the walk?
You gargled the gargle, but did you google the google?

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/walk-the-walk.html may be the best answer you can find.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
He talks the talk but does he walk the walk?
First uttered by Eve, with reference to Adam.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
I didn't find much gargling it.

He talks the talk but does he walk the walk?
Some walkin' talkin' guy said it first.

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
First uttered by Eve, with reference to Adam.
lilith said it before.

"NO U!" adam responded.

"you utter, unforgivable moron." lilith facepalmed in disgust and walked away never to return.

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Originally posted by wormwood
lilith said it before.

"NO U!" adam responded.

"you utter, unforgivable moron." lilith facepalmed in disgust and walked away never to return.
Adam, not Frasier

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Adam, not Frasier
frasier would've never talked leet speak. he would've gotten his grammer right.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
I didn't find much gargling it.

He talks the talk but does he walk the walk?
Sherman Hemsley is my hunch. If not him, that dude that played George Jefferson is the best second guess.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
You gargled the gargle, but did you google the google?

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/walk-the-walk.html may be the best answer you can find.
That's funny! Thanks for the link, but it looks like nobody knows the origin of that phrase, eh.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
That's funny! Thanks for the link, but it looks like nobody knows the origin of that phrase, eh.
Here's a possible origin:

"Aristotle’s followers are said to have discussed philosophy while walking about with him—hence their name: “peripatetics.” I suppose they could have been said to “walk the talk.”

For the rest of us, the saying is “if you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk”—a modern version of old sayings like “actions speak louder than words” and “practice what you preach.” Another early form of the expression was “walk it like you talk it.”

Many people now condense this to “walk the talk,” which makes a sort of sense (act on your speech), but strikes those who are more familiar with the original form as confused. "
From wsu.edu

Another possible origin:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/walk-the-walk.html