Possible origin to the phrase "Cat out of the bag": On ships of yore ("yore" ... nice touch! ... setting the tone for old-timey days) Anyhow, on old sailing ships, the cat o' nine tails was stored in an elaborately decorated, often red bag. So if you did something stupid like mouth off to an Officer, you let the cat out of the bag.
Yes, that is the kind of thing that goes on in my head.
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