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Yeah, yeah, some of you are going to say I dont have one r*ss to do. You know how you can go through life not really having a clear understanding of something and shrug your shoulders each time it pops into your head without taking the time to seek clarification? Well, I have always wondered about the expression dont look a gift horse in the mouth. Before, I figured it had something to do with the Wooden horse of Troy. But of course that didnt make any sense because the Trojans wouldve fared better had they looked the damn horse in the mouth. It turns out it has to do with real horses. Horses gums recede as they age making their teeth appear longer (hence the term, long in the tooth). Inspecting the teeth of a horse given as a gift was considered ungrateful. It would mean that the recipient was trying to see if the horse was old (undesirable) or young (more desirable). And I am working!!
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 16:11:25 +0000

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