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Need to take a break now and let my eyes recover....

Edit: A little internet research proves that much, if not all (I didn't verify everything) of this is untrue.
 
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From a quick bit of internet research:

Flowers were traditionally carried by brides as a symbol - different flowers meant different things; ivy for everlasting love, orange blossoms for happiness and fulfillment, and sometimes even herbs and spices to frighten away evil spirits.

There are no known instances of a child being "thrown out" when his bathwater was disposed of. This saying means more along the lines of not throwing away something important when getting rid of rubbish.

Dogs living in roofs? That's a little far fetched.

Canopies over the bed may well have been used to protect sleepers from falling items, however it would likely have only applied to the wealthy.

"Dirt poor" is an American expression, not English. "Dirt" was never directly translated to "Earth" in English, it was used to refer to excrement ("Drit").

While the etymology of threshold has not been completely nailed down, the thresh portion is understood to derive from an ancient Germanic root meaning to "trample" or "tread".

Bring home the bacon may well be correct to some extent, but not that they would hang it up! It would appear that "chew the fat" came from the American term "chew the rag" which initially meant to grumble or complain, and the essence of the term has weakened over time to just mean idle chat.

Tomatoes have a low acidic content compared to any citrus fruit, so why tomatoes and not apples?

"Upper crust" was originally used to refer to the hat or head, and then later to the Earth's surface. It wasn't until the 1800's that it was linked to aristocracy, and the connection probably arose from the link to "top" (as in hat/head).

That was as far as I got before I decided I had to get back to work!
 
Syx said:
From a quick bit of internet research:

Flowers were traditionally carried by brides as a symbol - different flowers meant different things; ivy for everlasting love, orange blossoms for happiness and fulfillment, and sometimes even herbs and spices to frighten away evil spirits.

There are no known instances of a child being "thrown out" when his bathwater was disposed of. This saying means more along the lines of not throwing away something important when getting rid of rubbish.

Dogs living in roofs? That's a little far fetched.

Canopies over the bed may well have been used to protect sleepers from falling items, however it would likely have only applied to the wealthy.

"Dirt poor" is an American expression, not English. "Dirt" was never directly translated to "Earth" in English, it was used to refer to excrement ("Drit").

While the etymology of threshold has not been completely nailed down, the thresh portion is understood to derive from an ancient Germanic root meaning to "trample" or "tread".

Bring home the bacon may well be correct to some extent, but not that they would hang it up! It would appear that "chew the fat" came from the American term "chew the rag" which initially meant to grumble or complain, and the essence of the term has weakened over time to just mean idle chat.

Tomatoes have a low acidic content compared to any citrus fruit, so why tomatoes and not apples?

"Upper crust" was originally used to refer to the hat or head, and then later to the Earth's surface. It wasn't until the 1800's that it was linked to aristocracy, and the connection probably arose from the link to "top" (as in hat/head).

That was as far as I got before I decided I had to get back to work!
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Its a bit of fun buddy geez lighten up:bonk:
 
raythefab said:
Its a bit of fun buddy geez lighten up:bonk:
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whilst i agree that it is a bit of fun and quite well written, the fact hes pointed out the truth in these statements (i.e its purely fiction) the copied and pasted text states that its the truth, id suggest hes actually adding to the 'education'
 
whitewash said:
whilst i agree that it is a bit of fun and quite well written, the fact hes pointed out the truth in these statements (i.e its purely fiction) the copied and pasted text states that its the truth, id suggest hes actually adding to the 'education'
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I cant believe that people who read this actually went searching the internet to prove it wasnt true i didnt believe it when i saw it but i took it for what it was a bit of fun
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I didn't search the web to debunk the post - Snopes is in my favourites and I knew where to find that piece of disinformation.

IMO, if something is posted as being the truth, it should be the truth rather than a load of C&Ped bovine faeces. Oh, and (again IMO) jokes should be fresh rather than (at least) 10 years old...
 
Tomatoes have a low acidic content compared to any citrus fruit, so why tomatoes and not apples?
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are Apples Citrus fruit ????
 
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