From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxi!mhuxj!mhuxv!mhuxm!mhuxh!bwkna!haight Newsgroups: net.nlang Title: Re: fossil expressions Article-I.D.: bwkna.129 Posted: Wed Jan 5 09:15:27 1983 Received: Thu Jan 6 03:01:04 1983 References: sask.171 A good horse expression my father used: "Never be seen on a trotting horse.": I.e., an imperfection that even the most fussy will not notice (generally a lie). There are lots of other terms that involve such "country matters" -- consider: stockbroker -- someone who sells livestock? earmark -- a kind of cattle brand (cut a distinctive notch out of an ear).