Timeline for Euphemism for "There's more than one way to skin a cat"
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| Sep 19, 2021 at 15:46 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | It's still non-standard, so unsuitable for ELU, despite the upvotes. | |
| Nov 21, 2012 at 22:21 | comment | added | tylerharms | @FumbleFingers: It takes the edge off the original expression, euphemistically. It's the same relationship between the euphemism "When the S%$# hits the fan" and the counter-euphemism "When the excrement hits the rotatory impellers." | |
| Nov 21, 2012 at 21:52 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @Kristina Lopez: But it's not an answer in any meaningful sense. I expect a mod will soon convert this one to a comment, after which I might upvote it myself. | |
| Nov 21, 2012 at 20:52 | comment | added | Dan Is Fiddling By Firelight | @Suman I'm sure that's what most people thought they first time they heard the one about fecal matter and rotatory impellers. | |
| Nov 21, 2012 at 19:28 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Nov 21, 2012 at 19:23 | comment | added | Suman | +1. I can't ever see this catching on, but this is funny. :D | |
| Nov 21, 2012 at 18:54 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| Nov 21, 2012 at 18:49 | comment | added | tylerharms | He wanted a euphemism. | |
| Nov 21, 2012 at 18:46 | comment | added | Kristina Lopez | aw, c'mon downvoter! That's funny! | |
| Nov 21, 2012 at 18:34 | history | answered | tylerharms | CC BY-SA 3.0 |