During World War One the entrenched soldiers, the off-duty ones, would pick lice off their clothing and flick them into … More
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The origin of ‘hair of the dog’
This phrase dates back possibly as far as the 1500s. It’s a shorter version of the full expression ‘I’m going … More
Why are they called ‘Hush Puppies’?
In 1958 a shoe sales manager, James Gaylord Muir, was travelling through the American south. He stopped in a diner … More
The origin of ‘shipshape and Bristol fashion’
This is actually an amalgamation of two phrases. ‘Shipshape’ was used as far back as the 1600s in reference to … More
Unstuck Monsters 