In Shakespeare'stime, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence thephrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
It was the acceptedpractice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after thewedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law withall the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and becausetheir calendar was lunar based, this period was called thehoney month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
If a statue in thePark of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air,The person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg inThe air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person diedOf natural causes.
In English pubs, aleis ordered by pints and quarts.. So in old England , whencustomers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mindyour pints and quarts, and settle down.'It's where we getthe phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
My grandmother used to say that to me sometimes. I always thought it meant to know what's right and wrong, like don't write a "p" when you're meant to write a "q."
Many years ago inEngland , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, orhandle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill , they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle'is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
I always have imagined it might've meant to hug yourself and wrap yourself up because it's so cold.
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
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100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses.
If a statue in the Park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, The person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in The air, the person died because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died Of natural causes.
And if the horse has both back legs in the air, the person died from standing behind a horse.
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts.. So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.' It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
When I was a kid, I always thought it was for Please and thankQ.
My grandmother used to say that to me sometimes. I always thought it meant to know what's right and wrong, like don't write a "p" when you're meant to write a "q."
Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill , they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.
Thanks for that. I thought it had to do with people making whistling sounds when they snore or speak and it meant quench your thirst. 😊
Thought rule of thumb had either to do with a "green thumb" or something to do with measurements, the length of an average thumb, maybe?