erm,'Kick the bucket' originated from the rope that they used to hang and bleed chickens and such from; they would squirm and kick the rope (bucket) as it was called.
Edit: Or something like that. Explained better down there. v
(Edit: Or something like that. Explained better down there. v
monkdagola but how do you TURN a phrase?,
Sat 9 Aug 2008, 19:16,
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i thought it was when people were hanging themselvesthey stood on a bucket and kicked it away
:/ maybe not.
(:/ maybe not.
Nathanial Hornblower,
Sat 9 Aug 2008, 19:18,
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