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.
