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I always thought he meant 'moron'. It was probably said as maroon because: A.) Maroon sounds funnier and B.) In case the kids started copying it, it wouldn't be so bad.

I found this on the web: from: http://www.wordwizard.com/clubhouse/...s.asp?Num=2859 Isn't that how they made Faberge Eggs? EDIT: I was just finishing this reply when my friend sent me an instant message and said "come on donkey!" - I was like "Huh?" and she said "it's an expression" :D...

but where (and when) does one learn to suck an egg? :D I can see if it was "Don't tell Grandma how to walk" (or something similar that everyone should know how to do), but why eggs?

I forget the exact saying, but I believe it's something like: "He was ten feet tall if he was a foot." ???

I'm on the lamb :confused:

The problem with "I couldn't care less" and "I could care less" lies in the starting point of how much you care about a particular item. The thing with "I couldn't care less" is, I may care deeply for something and don't have the ability to care any less than I already do. Meaning that my...

In honor of Tony, may I suggest "Busier than a one-legged man at an crotch-kicking contest" That reminds me of Froghorn Leghorn. He had a lot of these types of sayings: "That boy's about as nervous as a bubble dancer with a slow leak!" :D

LOL - A friend just emailed me and said she was "happy as a clam" and then she said "are clams really happy?" :D It doesn't appear this has been asked...anyone know why clams are happy???

But everytime you put your "Best" foot forward, you're now standing on your "Worst" foot. That can't be good :D

Yes, but that doesn't explain the statement. :D

Well Smack My Ass and Call Me Charlie... ok, let's see who can come up with an explanation for THAT one! ;) :D

Thanks andrew, while trying to research those, I found some more similar sayings: Keeping your eyes peeled Save your neck (or skin) ???

A couple of 'skin' sayings: By the skin of his teeth or No skin off my nose :confused:

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I always thought 'envelope' refered to wave forms, where "pushing the envelope" meant you were making more envelopes (i.e. higher frequencies) or just going faster in general.

So the "free" refers to the fact that the chicks are feather-free for so long?

"There's more than one way to skin a cat" :confused:

"Ya can't have your cake and eat it too" Another way to look at it: "You can't have your money and spend it too" - meaning, you can't have it both ways.

Yee, I think it's short for "I got your back covered"

I don't think the whole 9 yards has a definite origin. I read it may refer to the old cement mixers that held 9 yards worth of cement. It also may relate to a seasmstress who had to use 9 yards worth of material to make a suit (or a wedding veil).

This sounds like a reasonable explanation: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_033.html

I believe it had to do with the fact that the jockeys would give the horses diuretics which would make them piss really bad before a race, making them lighter and faster.

Kind of like "There aren't any bad people, just good people who do bad things" ;) Ok, I've posted this one in a few other threads, but in case you missed it: The term "quit Joshing me" refers to a man named Josh who tried to trick store owners into thinking his 5 cents coins were $5...

I think you hit the nail on the head with that one. :D Seriously, "That's the way the cookie crumbles" means "What will be, will be." meaning (as Vince explained) that you shouldn't worry about something that was meant to be.

I forget what it's called, but there's a word that describes when a word is used and then is changed by people misspronouncing it. This is also true with phrases: I'm not 100% positive, but I believe this is where the phrase "For Pete's Sake" comes from... It was originally "For the sake...