Useless InformationDid you know that crabs wee through their eyes? That maidenhair moss is so called because Anglo-saxons thought it looked like pubes? That Albanians have 17 different words for moustache? Astound us with your utterly useless and obscure knowledge.
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chthonic, Thu 17 Mar 2005, 14:48)
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Let the cat out of the bagcomes from the same source as "a pig in a poke".
In the olden days, shady characters would sell pigs at the market, but they would hand the customer a sealed bag with something wriggling in it. This bag was called a poke. When the customer got home with their pig in a poke, they would open it up and find the wriggling thing was actually a cat, thus letting the cat out of the bag.
Another cat one, not enough room to swing a cat comes from the navy. They used a whip called the cat-o-nine-tails to deliver punishments, but most below deck areas didn't have enough room to swing a cat.
Oh yeah, New Yorkers are c*nts, or berks if you prefer. (Sorry, bad journey into work this morning).
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Silva, Fri 18 Mar 2005, 16:29,
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