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Always a bridesmaid,

never a bride

This phrase, surprisingly, was used

to sell Listerine mouthwash! To pro-

mote their product, the manufactur-

ers of Listerine employed the per-

sonal experience of girls at the time,

who desperately wanted to settle

down but seemed always to be left

on the shelf. First used in the

1920’s, it portrays a situation and a

possible explanation for the lack of

success these girls had.

Here is the transcript of the ad: Poor

Edna was getting on for thirty and

most of her girlfriends were either

already married, or about to tie the

knot. How she wished that, instead

of being their bridesmaid, she could

be the bride! However, any romance

of hers invariably ended quickly.

There was a reason. Unbeknownst to

her, she suffered from bad breath and

no one would tell her, not ever her

closest friends. The advertisement

sold millions of bottles of mouth-

wash and also gave the English lan-

guage a new saying!

Bark up the wrong tree.

Originating back when hunting was

still a major sport, this phrase came

from when animals were used to

track, catch or retrieve prey. This ap-

plies, not least, to dogs. Dogs were

used in the chasing of raccoons,

which was chiefly undertaken at

night and were trained to indicate the

tree in which the animal had taken

refuge by barking at it. Of course,

even dogs can err and, at times,

barked up the wrong tree.

Beat Around the Bush.

Someone who doesn’t get to the

point is said to ‘beat around the

bush’. The origin of this phrase is,

undoubtedly, from hunting, and more

specifically from the hunting of

boars. A ferocious animal, it often

hid in the undergrowth and beaters

were employed and ordered to go

straight in to chase it out. But very

much aware, and afraid, of the ani-

mals’ sharp tusks, they much pre-

ferred to merely ‘beat around the

bush’ a practice strongly disapproved

of by their masters.

Bite the Bullet.

A person who ‘bites the bullet’, with-

out any sign of fear, acts with great

courage in the face of adversity. The

phrase recollects a dangerous army

practice in the 1850s. Soldiers were

then equipped with the British En-

field rifle. Cont. on Page 2

2 - 1969 - The first

ATM opens for business

11 - 2001 - Terrorists

attack the United States

17 - 1983 - Vanessa

Williams becomes the

first Afro American

Miss USA

27 - 1930 - Bobby Jones

wins US Amateur title

28 - 1901 - TV host Ed

Sullivan was born

29 - 1982 - Cyanide

laced Tylenol kills 6

30 - 1889 - Wyoming

legislators write the

first state constitution

to grant

women the

vote - Yay

Wyoming!

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Did you know…It is estimated that

around one million of creatures from

the sea are killed by plastic garbage

and bags which are thrown in the

oceans. There is a huge patch of gar-

bage on the ocean which is twice as

big as Texas and it has over 3.5 mil-

l ion tons of plas t ic in i t . Did you know...When it comes to

paper, an average American is said to

consume approximately 650 pounds

per year. If all the paper would be

recycled, around one hundred million

tons of wood would be saved.

Please recycle when possible.

Prior to using it, they had to bite

off the head of the cartridge to ex-

pose the explosive to the spark

which would ignite it. The proce-

dure was fraught with danger, par-

ticularly so in the heat of battle. It

needed firmness and courage, as

even the slightest deviation or hesi-

tation would endanger the soldier.

Break a Leg. To wish an actor prior to his going

on stage to ‘break a leg’ is a well-

known practice. A pretty strange

wish, actually it is meant magically

to bring him luck and make sure

that his performance will be a suc-

cess. From the superstitious age it

was thought that jealous forces,

always present, are only too anx-

ious to spoil any venture. A good

luck wish would alert and provoke

them to do their evil work, whilst a

curse will make them turn their at-

tention elsewhere. The underlying

principle is the belief that if you

wish evil, then good will come. I’m

sure it’s called reverse psychology

these days.

Bury the Hatchet.

To bury the hatchet means to create

peace. With hostilities at an end,

the hatchet was no longer needed,

and therefore could be disposed of.

Now a merely figurative expres-

sion, the phrase is based on an ac-

tual practice of North American

Indians. When negotiating peace,

they buried all their weapons; their

tomahawks, scalping knives and

clubs. Apart from showing their

good faith, simultaneously it made

it impossible for them to go on

fighting.

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This Month in History

Common Sayings

2012’s Baby Names

Interesting Facts

Meatloaf Muffins

Brain Teasers

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Nasal Congestion Why is the longest human nose on record only 11 inches? Sleep Kills A man moved into a new house and decided he was tired after the journey so he turned off all the lights and went to bed. In the morn-ing he awoke to find he had killed 365 people. How could this be? He does not sleep walk and slept like a baby all night. What Word What do the following words have in common? CHILDHOOD HAND NATURE WIND FIDDLE Time Out The time is twenty-six minutes to one in the afternoon. The year is 1978, and the date is May 6th. What is the significance of this? Answers on page 2