tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131669960192626946.post5849255110782656747..comments2024-03-26T20:43:43.436-05:00Comments on Samantha Gentry's Blog: 10 Bits of Historical Trivia or Where Did Those Expressions Come From?Samantha Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764092383245823784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131669960192626946.post-75201245573888894192013-03-27T16:43:17.107-05:002013-03-27T16:43:17.107-05:00Hi, Grace. You're right on the 'arm and l...Hi, Grace. You're right on the 'arm and leg' ... who'd have thought? :) <br /><br />Thanks for your comment.Samantha Gentryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764092383245823784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131669960192626946.post-7528129933291742442013-03-27T10:56:55.920-05:002013-03-27T10:56:55.920-05:00Fascinating stuff.
Loved the one about 'an arm...Fascinating stuff.<br />Loved the one about 'an arm and a leg' - Who'd have thought? Grace Elliothttp://graceelliot-author.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131669960192626946.post-49145624023260110772013-03-25T18:11:07.181-05:002013-03-25T18:11:07.181-05:00Thanks, Joye. Glad you enjoyed it.Thanks, Joye. Glad you enjoyed it.Samantha Gentryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764092383245823784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131669960192626946.post-55401045709450556552013-03-25T15:58:07.743-05:002013-03-25T15:58:07.743-05:00Really interesting trivia - thanks for the laugh
J...Really interesting trivia - thanks for the laugh<br />JWIsley(at)aol(dot)comjoyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07972508806527606747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131669960192626946.post-48195401254201254982013-03-24T19:26:58.336-05:002013-03-24T19:26:58.336-05:00Harlie: Thanks. Yeah, bathing only twice a year ...Harlie: Thanks. Yeah, bathing only twice a year doesn't seem like it's quite enough! :)Samantha Gentryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764092383245823784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131669960192626946.post-61857776359437457482013-03-24T19:24:08.986-05:002013-03-24T19:24:08.986-05:00Maeve: Thanks...glad you enjoyed them. I like tr...Maeve: Thanks...glad you enjoyed them. I like trivia things like this.Samantha Gentryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764092383245823784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131669960192626946.post-70618521827338288652013-03-24T15:37:54.700-05:002013-03-24T15:37:54.700-05:00Great list Samantha! I couldn't imagine not b...Great list Samantha! I couldn't imagine not bathing though. Yuck!<br /><br />Marika Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131669960192626946.post-22155284941548217072013-03-24T09:26:01.706-05:002013-03-24T09:26:01.706-05:00Wow! Loved this, Samantha. And I had no idea where...Wow! Loved this, Samantha. And I had no idea where these often used terms came from --several of which we still use quite a bit here in Kentucky. ;-0<br /><br />One of my husband's favorite terms is "smarter than a red hog". I asked him if red pigs were smarter than other colored pigs and he just shrugged his shoulders and said, "They must be because that's what my grandpa used to always say."<br /><br />Thanks again for a very entertaining post. :-)Maeve Greysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947265251857551496noreply@blogger.com