mwoods222 Loc: Newburg N.Y,

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'

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 new 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.

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'

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.

dljen Loc: Central PA

HA! All good ones, thanks for sharing. :)

ggttc Loc: TN

Great stuff...you seem to have too much time on your hands tho...and there is the "baby with the bath water"

mwoods222 Loc: Newburg N.Y,

Your are right I am fully retired and don't have to do anything
Except cut and paste
:thumbup: :thumbup:

ggttc Loc: TN

and there is...Dont look a gift horse in the mouth..."It is probable that the phrase from a Latin text of St. Jerome, The Letter to the Ephesians, circa AD 400, which contains the text 'Noli equi dentes inspicere donati' (Never inspect the teeth of a given horse). Where St Jerome got it from we aren't even likely to know."

-someone whose name I cant pronounce, or let alone spell.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

F'n A !!!

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

Thanks Woody, feel smarter already