tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post6879558935051720234..comments2023-10-30T09:26:32.732+00:00Comments on Now's the time: question, pig, flexibleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-51293705701704943882009-03-16T17:06:00.000+00:002009-03-16T17:06:00.000+00:00Zhoen. They are obedient and respond toa dressing ...Zhoen. They are obedient and respond toa dressing of bone meal.<BR/>Thank you, Crow, GBS puts it well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-89695634842451394422009-03-16T15:45:00.000+00:002009-03-16T15:45:00.000+00:00The expression originated with George Bernard Shaw...The expression originated with George Bernard Shaw, but the version I've heard is "Never wrestle with a pig. You'll both get filthy, but only the pig will enjoy it."<BR/><BR/>I always took it to mean much the same thing as my mother's caution against stooping to someone else's level should a discussion deteriorate into something less civilized.<BR/><BR/>Lovely photo of the violet, by the way.The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-25930673788588846562009-03-15T17:28:00.000+00:002009-03-15T17:28:00.000+00:00I've heard a bad car referred to as a lemon, but ...I've heard a bad car referred to as a lemon, but not an answer. <BR/><BR/>The pig saying is also unfamiliar, although I could imagine someone saying it. <BR/><BR/>Trained roses, can you make them 'sit' and 'stay' too?Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com