http://houseofcat.net music/art/culture Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:21:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://houseofcat.net/2010/01/eating-humble-pie/ http://houseofcat.net/2010/01/eating-humble-pie/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:56:22 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=2305 by Cat Johnson Where does the phrase humble pie come from you ask? It’s kind of gross, but an interesting story, so here it is according to word.com: “Around the time the adjective humble was meekly making its way into English, lords of the manor would lead hunting parties on their estates. Once the prey was felled, [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2010/01/eating-humble-pie/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/phrase-origins/ http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/phrase-origins/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:54:22 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=2162 Interesting how we use phrases that we all understand yet don’t really know what they mean. The following are a few phrase origins so we know what we’re talking about. Jump on the Bandwagon In 19th and early 20th century America, a bandwagon was exactly what it sounds like, a wagon, usually horse-drawn, which carried a musical [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/phrase-origins/feed/ 0