The Meaning Behind Traditions / Common Sayings . .
 

. . there are a few that have puzzled me for some time, and im sure a few of you of. So i'll ask some, you can either reply with the reason, or ask a new one for someone else to answer. But yeah . .


Why do we have Easter Egg's? What are they supposed to represent? Anyone know that?

And what's the meaning behind the saying 'Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth' ?! That one's often puzzled me.


Figured id ask. Discuss. >=)

Erm.....nope, I'm confused too.
I had thought bout the easter egg one

Easter Eggs..

the comming of new life or sumtin like that...

cus your son died and came back to life

yada yada yada

you shudda been a better father......

how about

all's well that end's well?

mah

wat bout tha one lifes like abox of chocolates!?!?!?!! thas nonsence!

^ That was forrest gump, he explained it in the film.

He did ohhh iight i guess i gotta watch that then

Life is like a box of chocolates

you never know what your gonna get

But aint there only two types white chocalate and black chocalate????

What about

Top of the morning.... i know its a greeting
but WTF is the top of the morning?

Klipz.......lol......dumbass

there are loads of diff choc's....strawberry cream, mint....etc

Doi..

I think that one's took from Victorian times, when Top hat's were in fashion, when they's say 'Good Morning' - they'd tilt their top hats. That's where i heard that one came from.

i kno why we say daylight robbery

found out yesterday :)

cus back in the day you used to get taxed for how many windows your house had...hence daylight robbery

tada

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. .


anyone know that one?

...dunno?

Sumin to do w/ fertilizer quality

it means other peoples shit always looks better

dont think it came from anything

^But not yours

Bwahahahaha

Owned as always.

its better to have loved and lost than never loved at all??

i rather not lose my girl!!

why do peeps salute magpies??
and say 'hows you wife'???

Supersticious peeps say hello to magpie's..ment to be goodluck..meh

And i agree w/ the the loved one...unless your partner's an axe wheeling maniac

I dunno...i say hows your wife to my freinds that have one..if i know there wife...its just polite
Or its said down the local as a set-up for a burn..

Does anyone here know cockney....i'm just bored
Methane might?

here yar.....

I'm on the de la soul, cos i cant get a corn on the cob...
my lifes a rum and coke...but i'll let you be the chocolate fudge on that
Ever John borce that comment and i'll run you down in my YoYo ma

There's a taste of a lil chitty chitty bang bang

Translated:

I'm on the dole, coz i cant get a job...
my lifes a joke... but i'll let you be the judge of that
(Never heard the bottom Line before)

There's a taste of a lil Cockney rhyming slang.


Camarac is a Berkshire Hunt and a Bit of a Ginger Beer, Wooot Wooot

gift horse:

Be happy for your present rather than look it up and down and critique it

If someome gives you horse, be happy....if your an ass and look it up and down...and in the mouth...your gonna get bit

next!

lol at methane

Translated = cam's a cunt and a bit of a queer

Loki's av has got a case of the andy's...

Your missing the point. The point is, it's better to of found a girl and to of known what true love feels like than to not of experienced it at all.

but once you have lost taht love, you could go into a self destructive steak and become a manic depressive and alcoholic!!

^Stop Trying To Be Witty.