Life Changing Knowledge: #2
2:15 PM Edit This 4 Comments »- The first thing I wanted to write about today is this sudden insight into an old saying. Then again, only an equestrian would put it together. The saying: "I got it straight from the horse's mouth". The implication: I got my info from the origional source. Where it came from: Waaayyyyy back when people used horses instead of machines, a horse trader would try to trick people into buying an older horse by telling them the horse is younger. Well, we horse-savvy people know that you can tell how old the horse is if you look at their teeth, which consequently are in it's MOUTH! So the seller is telling the buyer that the horse is in the prime of its life, only 10 years old! Well, after a quick peek in it's mouth, the buyer see's that that 'young' horse is in reality 20ish. And where did he get that information? Straight from the horse's mouth!!!
- Secondly, I have a question I've been wanting to ask for years. Why don't people make eye-contact anymore? Walking down the halls of school, if there's someone coming at you from the opposite direction, the most probable thing they will be looking at is the floor. What happened to looking at people, saying hi, aknowledging existence? I always look at who's in the hall with me, say hi when i know the person, and generally try not to hide in annonymity. Anyone have any insight into that?