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Why do they call it that...?
May 1, 2008 | 8:02 AM
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While in England a few years ago I learned the origin of some words we use. I have no idea if this is true but it makes sense....Here is a sampling;
 
Threshold - This of course is the item placed on the floor opening of doorways leading to the outside. In today's world it is used mostly for a weather break and to keep what is outside from being inside.
 
The original use was different. In the early days in England people of wealth had slate floors. The floors would get damp with temperature changes. In order to zap the moisture up and keep from slipping the owners of the home would put thresh on the floor. As they walked around the house and outside the thresh would move around. Therefore a board was placed at the door going outside to hold the thresh......we still call them today a Threshold.
 
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kurkel read my blog view my photos
May 1, 2008 | 5:40 PM

I love hearing the orig. meanings. or the orig. origins of things....its one of those...

AAHHH moments....lol..that makes sense....

Thanks figgy....very interesting!
mr_wildflower read my blog view my photos
May 1, 2008 | 7:43 PM

You went all the way to England to learn this..... It would have been a lot cheaper on gas if you had went to the library instead......lol
FIGMAN read my blog view my photos
May 1, 2008 | 7:56 PM

Kelly....I even know more...

Wild...that was a few years ago and it just happened to be a benefit of the tour guide I was with. When we bowling...?
kurkel read my blog view my photos
May 1, 2008 | 7:59 PM

Tell me more, tell me more....

lol....so WHEN are WE bowling???? hee hee....
FIGMAN read my blog view my photos
May 1, 2008 | 8:07 PM

The term Dead Ringer came from England as well. In the early days it was discovered they buried people alive. They knew this because when they moved some graveyards some of the coffins came open as they were made of wood. They also found scratch marks on the inside of the coffin. So after that they decided to tie a string to the finger of the person buried and run it up to the top of the ground and put a bell on it. If someone heard it ring...you guessed it they had a "Dead Ringer"
kurkel read my blog view my photos
May 1, 2008 | 8:11 PM

eewwww that was a bad one....has a bad smell you might say....lol.... I cant imagine, those poor people buried alive!
FIGMAN read my blog view my photos
May 1, 2008 | 8:20 PM

The term graveyard shift came about for the same reason. Most graveyards in that day were in the city so people around the city would hear the Dead Ringer...since most people slept at night they built little huts in the corner of each graveyard and paid people to watch the area and listen for the dead ringer...it became know as the "Graveyard shift".
kurkel read my blog view my photos
May 1, 2008 | 8:27 PM

yeah I had heard something like that for that one....keep em coming....I am going to bed! Will read them tomorrow! AFTER my 12hour shift!

night night figgy!
FIGMAN read my blog view my photos
May 1, 2008 | 8:30 PM

Okay...do a good job for your patients...as I know you will.
michelle4wellness read my blog view my photos
May 2, 2008 | 4:25 AM

I feel so....enlightened! Thanks Fig!

Oh, Faith dropped her phone in the toilet yesterday...so keep your eyes peeled for another one for her. She likes the Razor...and she will pay for the next one with her OWN $$!
kurkel read my blog view my photos
May 2, 2008 | 7:09 PM

Michelle...did you try taking faith's phone apart and letting the parts all dry out then put it back together? I know of a cell phone dropped in our lake at the ozarks that worked again after doing that....
FIGMAN read my blog view my photos
May 2, 2008 | 8:43 PM

Yes she did and it worked and I have done that to mine as well but you have to do it quickly to make it effective...!
kurkel read my blog view my photos
May 2, 2008 | 8:59 PM

good....yeah, I know....they blow dried theirs!

Glad it worked....
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I live in the middle of the Mark Twain National Forest in a tiny town called Viburnum. I enjoy watching the news and keeping up with the events from local to around the world. I own businesses that consist of Farmers Insurance, AT&T Wireless, License Office, Just Like Home Laundry and Tropical Iceberg. My hobbies include golf and being involved in the community. My wife is the best teacher in the state and I have 3 great kids. www.farmersagent.com/lmay
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