A morbid topic, I know, but aren't you even the least bit curious? Why do we say that the recently departed is as dead as a door nail?
Actually I've heard it more often like this, "That dog's deader'n a door nail!"
This phrase is old and dates back to at least 1350. Shakespeare used it in King Henry the VI. Here's one answer.
Not sure you like that answer? Look here for two more. (Scroll down)
I still think it's a disrespectful term. Who wants to be compared to a door nail, dead or alive? |
Jul. 1, 2006
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Jul. 1, 2006
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Jul. 1, 2006
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Hope you don't mind, I added you to my friends list.
BTW, I'm having a summer-themed contest...just silliness, really.
Ok, ok, actually, it's to celebrate your arrival on the Front Porch!
BTW, have any flip flop songs going through your head?