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Why is food used to describe things?

are some of those Canadian expressions? never heard of some of those things...
 
apple of his eye

Origin
From The Bible. Deuteronomy 32:10. 'He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.' Zechariah 2:8. 'For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.'


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*bratcat* said:
And why are only certain foods used?

For example...you hear peachykeen or happy as a clam or just like two peas in a pod but you never hear applekeen or happy as a salmon or just like two potatos in the ground...
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I don't know about peachykeen (sweeter fruit?), but I peas in a pod are very close in their enclosed environment, mere millimeters away, whereas potatoes in the ground are inches, sometimes even feet away from each other, and separated by dirt.


And, relatively speaking, the happiest time of a clam's day is almost certainly high tide, when his sandy abode is safely hidden from the eyes of the dreaded clam-diggers who prowl the beaches at low tide. So "happy as a clam" actually does make sense if we use it in its original, complete form, which is "happy as a clam at high tide," a catchphrase which apparently dates back to New England in the early 18th century. "
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*bratcat* said:
And why are only certain foods used?

For example...you hear peachykeen or happy as a clam or just like two peas in a pod but you never hear applekeen or happy as a salmon or just like two potatos in the ground...


Does anyone have a clue?
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People are obsessed with sexual references. These are all sexual references. Freud would have a field day. :D
 
Ok, how about couch potato, melon head, cantalope's (for breasts) salami,(for cock)

If the shoe fits...I believe it is just a descriptive way to get a message across.:p
 
Cuz food and the acquisition of food is an all-encompassing fixation for all animals.

I think the examples you cited, about only certain foods being used, just *seem* normal because that's what we're accustomed to and what we've always heard. In other languages, other foods are used. It's just familiarity of use.
 
*bratcat* said:
And why are only certain foods used?

For example...you hear peachykeen or happy as a clam or just like two peas in a pod but you never hear applekeen or happy as a salmon or just like two potatos in the ground...
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But you do hear American as Apple Pie and crazy as a potato. Most common foods have metaphors attached to them.
 
Nora said:
Cuz food and the acquisition of food is an all-encompassing fixation for all animals.

In other languages, other foods are used. It's just familiarity of use.
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Oui, vous etes correct ma petite pomme frites. That Nora is "sweet as sugar".

Using food similes and metaphors in communication is ingrained in our culture because eating is essential to life. Every creature needs nourishment to remain alive. So we talk about it because it is something we all have in common.

Not only what we eat (or don't) but where, how and why also provide social interaction. Expressions spring up from behaviors. For example: how many times have you gotten into a "beef" with someone? The car salesman might be a "turkey" because he sold you a "lemon"!

An attention seeker is a "ham", but I know "which side my toast is buttered on". This post may be "cheesey" and "corny". Have you noticed some of the men on Lit are "hot dogs"? Some of the girls are real "tomatoes"!

I am, of course, "cool as a cucumber". Although after reading this, you might think I am "slow as molasses".
 
Re: Re: It's official Cat...

*bratcat* said:


Now that is not very nice, Ms. xan...I may just have to tell on you. ;)

Nice to see you pop out of the lurk mode once again. :)
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Go ahead...tell...it wouldn't be the first time...
 
Berries.
Cherries.
Raspberries.
Cucumbers.
Meat.
Turkey neck.
Melons.

Cumquat for me baby.
 
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