Where did "Piss Poor" come from?

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09-21-2011, 01:53 PM

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redkimba

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Originally Posted by BeckyB

They were so good I thought it was all true

:oops:

Oh, don't worry about it. I'm a history nut - it's impossible for me to let these things just slide by. and you would be AMAZED by the myths still going round....

09-21-2011, 01:58 PM

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jemma

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thank you that was interesting

09-21-2011, 02:22 PM

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maryel

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I just got an education! Thanks for all the info, very interesting...

09-21-2011, 02:27 PM

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Minnesewta-sam

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That was a fun read. Thanks!

09-21-2011, 02:32 PM

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Hattie Frances

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Originally Posted by bobbie1

Quote:

Originally Posted by redkimba

http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/wagon.asp

False etymology. (sorry)

True or not, had fun reading it. Thanks for posting.

So did I, I got a big kick out of it.

09-21-2011, 02:35 PM

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Sheila_H

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Wow that was very informative I often wondered how some sayings came to be, or what the story was behind a saying. Thank you!

09-21-2011, 04:03 PM

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Ellen

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I don't care what Snopes says....they weren't there.

09-21-2011, 04:36 PM

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New Quilter

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I'm 61 yrs young and I remember my Grandmom saying that so and so were so poor that they didn't have a pot to piss in nor a window to throw it out of...lol...Naomi