Questions about "in the soup"

[Towse]

Mark A Mandel wrote:
>
> On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Gerald Cohen wrote:
>
> #4) Have any articles been written analyzing slang expressions which
> #denote being in a  difficult or hopeless situation, e.g., "in the
> #soup," "in a pickle," "your goose is cooked"? Btw, why do we say
> #"Your goose is cooked"? Why not a duck or a chicken? And if one of
> #these birds *is* cooked, how does this cause anyone to be in a
> #hopeless situation?
>
> FWIW, "goose" comes closer to alliteration and assonance with "cooked"
> than either other fowl. Just an observation/speculation.

Nothing to do with golden eggs?

Sal
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