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Are you like me?
One of those people who always question where words and phrases come from?
If so, this is for you.
And me, because I didn’t know it either.
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*rubs hands together*
I do like a good macabre provenance.
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Interesting…
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There you have it.
Even if you didn’t want it…
😉
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River's world..... 
Well, that’s an interesting fact. From now on I’ll use “Don’t say something that will make me want to poison you.”
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Literally just came across this fact last week in an Uncle John’s Bathroom reader. Same idea, although it traced its origins to medieval times. Adding a pinch of salt to food was thought to counteract any poison it might contain…
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Who knew?
I didn’t…
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I have fallen down that rabbit hole far too often. Origin of idioms is fascinating and often amusing – I’ve written about them often.
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A great rabbit hole to fall down. When my kids were little and they had a question, we often went to the dictionary. It tended to lead us to learn more than we set out to learn and was always time well-spent. I hope they still do that.
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Dictionary? I doubt kids even know what that is anymore. Google. Google. Google…
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I knew you were a kindred soul…
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Technically, you could probably eat a pickle and get the same result. Just sayin’.
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No more pickles!
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Your loss!
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