Muenkel 0 #1 April 20, 2007 I know it has to do with being poor, but what does dirt have to do with it? Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #2 April 20, 2007 WAG (Wild ass guess) Here.. Dirt Floors in homes?? If you were Dirt Poor, You still lived in a House without Flooring? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guppie01 0 #3 April 20, 2007 don't know exactly.... but I'd guess to say: you're so poor you can't even wash / or you're living in the dirt.... could be completely wrong. g "Let's do something romantic this Saturday... how bout we bust out the restraints?" Raddest Ho this side of Jersey #1 - MISS YOU OMG, is she okay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveorino 7 #4 April 20, 2007 Quote I know it has to do with being poor, but what does dirt have to do with it?Chris What does filthy have to with "filthy rich"? steveOrino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agent_lead 0 #5 April 20, 2007 i always wondered what it meant when someone says "more ___ then you can shake a stick at"... where the hell does that phrase come from?? is there actually someone shaking a stick at things and getting overwhelmed?-------------------------------------------- www.facebook.com/agentlead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #6 April 20, 2007 Quote Quote I know it has to do with being poor, but what does dirt have to do with it?Chris What does filthy have to with "filthy rich"? when you have more money than you can spend, you're filthy rich. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #7 April 20, 2007 From wordorigins.org: QuoteThis term is American in origin and dates to at least 1937. The exact reference is uncertain, but it is most likely to be evocative of the dust bowl and the extreme poverty and unclean conditions in which many had to live during the Depression. From a Time magazine review of the Boris Karloff movie Night Key in the 26 April 1937 issue: Nearly blind and dirt-poor, Inventor Dave Mallory (Karloff) devises a burglar alarm worked by electric eyes. The bit of internet lore about Life in the 1500s claims that dirt poor dates to Shakespearian England where finished floors were rare. This is utterly false. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #8 April 20, 2007 QuoteI know it has to do with being poor, but what does dirt have to do with it? Chris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What does filthy have to with "filthy rich"? Touche. So in essence, the filthy rich and the dirt poor are both dirty slobs and it's the middle class who practise good hygiene. Now that I think about it, Bill Gates looks like a slob and so did Howard Hughes. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #9 April 20, 2007 It's like being so poor that you can't pay attention. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilDevil 2 #10 April 20, 2007 Another On the bones of your arse = skint broke etc etc but I wonder were that came from``````````````````````````````````` " Cant keep a good woman down " Angels have wings, but devils can fly ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #11 April 20, 2007 Quote I know it has to do with being poor, but what does dirt have to do with it?Chris always figured it meant you're so poor that you have to eat dirt.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #12 April 20, 2007 QuoteIt's like being so poor that you can't pay attention. Or even change your mind.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #13 April 21, 2007 QuoteAnother On the bones of your arse = skint broke etc etc but I wonder were that came from not enough food to eat and you waste away, when you sit down you sit on the bones of your arse not on fleshinessYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #14 April 21, 2007 Quote It's like being so poor that you can't afford to pay attention. ___________________________________ Fixed it for you. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #15 April 21, 2007 You're so damned poor, that's all you got... dirt! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #16 April 21, 2007 Don't know where it cam from - I grew up poor enough that we cut the trees down on our property to heat the house. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #17 April 21, 2007 It comes from times where those that were poor had dirt floors in their homes. My great-grandfather was dirt poor before he emigrated to the US from Croatia in the beginning of the 20th century. He was, "dirt poor". So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #18 April 21, 2007 QuoteIt comes from times where those that were poor had dirt floors in their homes. I've heard the expression as "dirt floor poor" as well, so I assume they are related.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #19 April 21, 2007 its a rehearsal thing, like dirt dive...........so when you're actually poor you know whats upif you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
