<div> <p><em>Bless you</em>, dear listener! You could have spent your day<strong> </strong><em>surfing the net</em><strong> </strong>and in doing so, <em>turned a blind eye</em> to this episode, But instead, you’re sitting there, like the <em>cat got your tongue</em>, about to listen to a very special episode of an Old Timey Podcast!</p><p>We predict that at the end of this episode, you’ll say I wish Kristin would have <em>spilled the beans</em> on other idioms and their origin stories! In fact, I’d <em>pay through the nose</em> to hear more of these delightful tales, but alas, she must have had a <em>deadline to meet.<br><br>Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Kristin pulled from: <br></em>“The origins of 21 common phrases,” by Nicholas C. Rossis for <a href="http://StoryEmpire.com">StoryEmpire.com</a><br>“7 everyday English idioms and where they come from,” by Kate Lohnes for Britannica<br>“The real stories behind 7 everyday expressions,” by Megan Willett-Wei for Business Insider<br>“Admiral Nelson’s defiance inspired the saying ‘to turn a blind eye,” by Cecilia Bogaard for <a href="http://AncientOrigins.net">AncientOrigins.net</a><br>“Central New York woman becomes a ‘Final Jeopardy!’ answer,” by Geoff Herbert for The Post-Standard<br>“Internet group honors pioneering CNY librarian,” by Marnie Eisenstadt for The Post-Standard<br>“The curious – and creepy – origins of ‘cat got  your tongue?’” for <a href="http://History.com">History.com</a><br>“A reporter said ‘screw the pooch’ on Face The Nation. Where does that phrase come from?” by Ben Zimmer for <a href="http://Slate.com">Slate.com</a><br>“Buried Alive: Inside the 19th century panic over premature burial,” by Christopher Klein for <a href="http://History.com">History.com</a> <br>“I just learned why we say ‘spill the beans’ and I would never have guessed,” by Amy Glover for Huffpost<br>“Why pay through the nose?” by Anatoly Liberman for OUPblog<br>“It’s the bee’s knees; or, the entomology and etymology of ‘the bee’s knees’,” by Mike Cassidy for The Marietta Traveler<br>“This legendary bartender served Hemingway and aided the resistance against the nazis,” by Alexis Ferenczi for <a href="http://Vice.com">Vice.com</a><br>“Why do we say ‘bless you’ when someone sneezes?” by Barbara Mikkelson for <a href="http://Snopes.com">Snopes.com</a></p><p>Are you enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Then please leave us a 5-star rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts!</p><p>Are you *really* enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Well, calm down, history ho! You can get more of us on Patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast">patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast</a>. At the $5 level, you’ll get a monthly bonus episode (with video!), access to our 90’s style chat room, plus the entire back catalog of bonus episodes from Kristin’s previous podcast, Let’s Go To Court.</p></div>