tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post7481915057511320960..comments2023-10-10T07:43:15.439-04:00Comments on Tia Bach, Author: Bat Out of Hell & Other PhrasesTia Bachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18336780518125138789noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-77738876669737691452013-09-03T08:53:13.671-04:002013-09-03T08:53:13.671-04:00"Crapshoot," "nervous as a long-tai..."Crapshoot," "nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs," "get off the cross," and "piddle or get off the potty" are the ones I've always wondered about :) Never gonna bother to look them up, though. I find I enjoy a little mystery in my life :) hehe Interesting tidbits, Tia! Thanks for sharing. WRITE ON!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-55328287321034427222013-09-01T15:46:19.847-04:002013-09-01T15:46:19.847-04:00Thanks for the link to the website.
As a word geek...Thanks for the link to the website.<br />As a word geek I'm going to check that out. One the intrigued me for ages was 'the exception that proves the rule'. It was only recently that I found out 'prove' was an older way of saying test. I'm now on a mission to find out if its the same kind of 'prove' that's used in baking. (proving or proofing, I'm not quite sure.)<br />Does anyone out there know?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373795452273771571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-48691876976279833212013-08-31T06:05:06.125-04:002013-08-31T06:05:06.125-04:00Whoops a daisy has always intrigued me. My grandf...Whoops a daisy has always intrigued me. My grandfather had his own version Whoops a blooming buttercup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-12026413282630875142013-08-30T16:41:39.034-04:002013-08-30T16:41:39.034-04:00Krystal - I use that one a lot, too. ;-)
Alex - T...Krystal - I use that one a lot, too. ;-)<br /><br />Alex - That's a great one. I had to look it up for you. The best answer: 1900s was quoted by evangelists as "handbasket" and decrying the declining morals of the age. It is suggesting, perhaps, that sinners would be delivered to Satan, rather than being aware of their plight and putting up some sort of moral struggle. (found online)Tia Bachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336780518125138789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-22460078403002668772013-08-30T16:21:12.473-04:002013-08-30T16:21:12.473-04:00Good to know flying shits doesn't mean what it...Good to know flying shits doesn't mean what it sounds like.<br />What about going to hell in a hand basket?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-30394189622173582202013-08-30T16:00:45.780-04:002013-08-30T16:00:45.780-04:00I say "go to pot" all the time. ^_^ It&#...I say "go to pot" all the time. ^_^ It's good to know I've been using it right. lol!krystal janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115542477066959046noreply@blogger.com