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People who where hurting for money years ago would get their family to keep their urine and then sell it to hide tanners each week. If you had to do this you where considered "piss poor". Some people where so poor that they didn't even " have a pot to piss in "
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Where did no pot to piss in come from?
During the 1500s, poor families would urinate in a pot and at the end of the day this urine would be sold at the local tannery to tan animal hides. Some families were so poor that they "didn't have a pot to piss in" thus the term. yeah what he said
Where did the saying taking the micky come from?
Very possibly from Cockney rhyming slang - taking the Mickey Bliss (taking the piss). Nobody seems to know who Mickey Bliss was, but few appear to care.
What does skit skit mean?
According to urban dictionary it's a way of saying "piss off" or "leave me alone"
Where does piss in your pocket come from?
this can happen in a number of ways.... 1. you piss yourself after putting your trousers on wrong 2. someone thinks your pocket is the toilet 3. you live in france ---- I don't know why people answer these questions when they don't have a proper answer. I can't find the actual origin of the phrase, but I think it might come from the phrase "Don't piss in my pocket and tell me it's raining". This seems to mean a similar thing to "piss in your pocket". Both phrases mean that you're telling someone something that isn't true. Tanya. ----
What does the English slang take a piss mean?
I think it just means to go to the toilet though there could be something else it refers to. "To take a piss" means "to urinate", or "to go the toilet". On the other hand, "to take the piss" means "to ridicule" or "to tease in a derisive manner". Thus, in a pub: to say "Excuse me, I have to take a piss" should lead to no altercation. But "Are you taking the piss" just might.
Where did no pot to piss in come from?
During the 1500s, poor families would urinate in a pot and at the end of the day this urine would be sold at the local tannery to tan animal hides. Some families were so poor that they "didn't have a pot to piss in" thus the term. yeah what he said
Where did the term piss poor come from?
The term "piss poor" is believed to originate from the early 19th century when urine was collected and sold by poor people to tanneries for use in processing leather. "Piss poor" was used to describe people who were so poor that their only source of income was selling their urine.
What is the 5ps of operations management?
Perfect presentation prevents piss poor performance
Where did the saying taking the micky come from?
Very possibly from Cockney rhyming slang - taking the Mickey Bliss (taking the piss). Nobody seems to know who Mickey Bliss was, but few appear to care.
Is piss a badword?
Piss is the common word for urine. If it is a bad word, depends in what context the word is used. For instance: saying, "I'm going for a pee" is more informative than offensive. Telling someone to, "Piss off!" can be viewed as being offensive, unless it is your mate, and said jocularly.
What does skit skit mean?
According to urban dictionary it's a way of saying "piss off" or "leave me alone"
What movie does this quote come from--It is forbidden to piss into the wind?
It could be from Friends (1994).
How come it's sometimes hard to uderstand what a singer is saying in the lyrics?
The 'singer' involved had both poor diction and enunciation
When will stick war 2 come out?
Well, is should come out in 2013, because right now it 2012 and also, its septmber, and everyone is saying"its out its out" but those people are just jackasses and are just looking to piss u off. But i assume about 2013 around january or febuary.
How does a female urinate?
Well, They just sit on the toilet and let the pee (piss, Urine) Come out into the toilet....
What are the examples of profit maximization?
piss off piss off
When was Piss Frond created?
Piss Frond was created in 1999.
