A Man about a Horse

[Sallie Lemons]

Thanks, Allen!  I just began to wonder where all those guys went to. They never did
come back with any presents!!!  :):)

"A. Maberry" wrote:

> Sallie,
>
> You're not alone. That's how I've always understood it.
>
> allen
> maberry at u.washington.edu
>
> On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Sallie Lemons wrote:
>
> > Horse and dog are interchangeable in my experience, but...I thought it meant
> > having to go to the rest room. Did I ever get this one wrong!
> >
> > "Peter A. McGraw" wrote:
> >
> > > I always heard "see a man about a dog," but never really understood what it
> > > meant.
> > >
> > > Peter Mc.
> > >
> > > --On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 3:14 PM -0800 Hanna Miller <hmiller at AZSTARNET.COM>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear American Dialect Society members,
> > > >
> > > > Is anyone familiar with the expression "I have to see a man about a
> > > > horse," meaning "I have to shop for a gift, but I can't tell you that
> > > > because the gift is for you"? It was common in my family, but I haven't
> > > > found a single non-relative who understands it. Thanks so much.
> > > >
> > > > Hanna Miller
> > > > Tucson, AZ
> > > > hmiller at azstarnet.com
> > >
> > > ****************************************************************************
> > >                                Peter A. McGraw
> > >                    Linfield College   *   McMinnville, OR
> > >                             pmcgraw at linfield.edu
> >