Tuesday, January 31, 2012

TALL STORY?

Where did  “piss poor” come from ?
 
 
Us older people need to learn something new every day...
 
Just to keep the grey matter tuned up.
 
Where did "Piss Poor" come from?
Interesting History.
 
They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot.
 
And then once it was full it was taken and sold to the tannery...
 
if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor".
But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot...
 
They "didn't have a pot to piss in" and were the lowest of the low.
 
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature
Isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.
 
Here are some facts about the 1500's
 
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May,
 
And they still smelled pretty good by June.. However, since they were starting to smell,
Brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour.
 
Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
 
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water.
 
The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water,
 
Then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children.
 
Last of all the babies.
 
By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it..
 
Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"
 
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath.
 
It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals
(mice, bugs) lived in the roof.
 
When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof.
Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

HOT COFFEE HURTS

I was eating lunch on the 20th of February with my 6-year-old granddaughter and I asked her, "What day is tomorrow?"

She said "It's President's Day!"

She is a smart kid. So, I asked "What does President's Day mean?" I was waiting for something about Washington or Lincoln etc.

She replied, "President's Day is when President Obama steps out of the White House, and if he sees his shadow we have one more year of unemployment."


You know, ....it hurts when hot coffee spurts out your nose.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

WALL WISDOM

A female CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time.

So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site.

She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she approached him for an interview.

"Pardon me, sir, I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. What's your name?

"Morris Feinberg," he replied.

"Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?" 


"For about 60 years."

"60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?"

"I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims."

"I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop."

"I pray for all our children to grow up safely as responsible adults and to love their fellow man."

"I pray that politicians tell us the truth and put the interests of the people ahead of their own interests."

"How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?"

"Like I'm talking to the F!*%ING wall."