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RE: Food Fight Friday: Food Words
I hope some Aussies chime in, I am curious if they say pass the Emu or pass the Ostrich, and what tern did they use when it came to the Dodo? Pass the do do ? LoL. I mean they must have eaten them right? As for the phrase "Cat got your tongue", I think I'll bypass looking that up since it was "Kind of gross'.
Hey, @bashadow.
It's always interesting to me how some things can be shrouded in mystery or legend when it comes to their origins. Apparently, no one was around to right these things down: First use of 'cat got your tongue' occurred to day...
Or maybe that's all been lost to time too. So basically, the first two options were getting beaten by a cat o'nine tails, very, very painful to the point of not being able to speak (thus the saying), or Egyptian cats and liars and blasphemers. Take your pick, I guess. :)
Pass the emu, mate. I could see that happening. :)