In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are "limbs," therefore painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the _expression, "Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg."
As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October)! Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term "big wig." Today we often use the term "here comes the Big Wig" because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.
In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining. The "head of the household" always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the "chair man." Today in business, we use the expression or title "Chairman" or "Chairman of the Board."
Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told, "mind your own bee's wax." Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term "crack a smile" In addition, when they sat too close to the fire, the wax would melt. Therefore, the expression "losing face."
Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the "Ace of Spades." To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead.
Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck."
Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no tele phones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two words "go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term "gossip."
2.13.2009
now you know... (thx val)
12.02.2008
girls are like apples...
apples on trees. The best
ones are at the top of the tree.
The boys don't want to reach for
the good ones because they are afraid
of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they
just get the rotten apples from the ground
that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples
at the top think something is wrong with
them, when in reality, they're amazing.
They just have to wait for the right
boy to come along, the one
who's brave enough
to climb
all the way
to the top
3.31.2008
APRIL FOOLS DAY / YAD SLOOF LIRPA
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks. -- François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.-- William Blake
A fool must now and then be right by chance.-- Cowper
It is better to be a fool than to be dead.-- Stevenson
Looking foolish does the spirit good.-- John Updike
APRIL FOOLS DAY / YAD SLOOF LIRPA
quotes about work...
"The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them." --Robert Frost
"Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love." --David McCullough
”The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men." --George Eliot
"The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night." --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.” --Ted W. Engstrom
”The glue that holds all relationships together -- including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.” --Brian Tracy
3.23.2008
My Final Assignment
I can't believe how difficult it is to express my thoughts in writing. I figured this would be the easiest to do, after all, I've only been journaling since I was 12. Knowing that these last 5 journals will account for a major part of my grade in this course, is stressful enough. I am supposed to check into Niagara Falls tomorrow evening, but before that I have to go visiting. I think I am going to take a pass on all of it. I need to have this in by midnight tomorrow. I don't think I could bb it as an attachment either. So, its midnight now, I'm listening to Kitaro and only have one journal completed. I am not even satisfied by that one. I have been putting this off for weeks. I should just write what I feel, and if I can't make sense of it, oh well, I guess I don't really understand the course, right?
12.10.2007
a myspace post from 2006
29 Apr 2006
 | SADNESS OF THE TRIBE (lyrics) this only goes to show how fanatical I can be, I remember hearing this song a long time ago, and every once and a while, I will hear it in my head, and couldn't find it on disk anywhere! So, thanks to the internet, after many searches I finally!!! found out who sings it, okay, so I don't have the song, but its more than what I had before (a song in my head without a name)... so here it is: |
bouncy 
