Where did the phrase "scape goat" come from?
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The scapegoat was a goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Judaism during the times of the Temple in Jerusalem. \n\nTwo very similar-appearing male goats were brought into the courtyard of the Temple in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur as part of the Holy Service of that day. The high priest cast lots for the two goats. One goat was offered as a burnt offering, as was the bull. The second goat was the scapegoat. The high priest placed his hands on the head of the goat and confessed the sins of the people of Israel. The scapegoat was led away and pushed over a distant cliff. \n\nIn Christian theology, the story of the scapegoat in Leviticus is interpreted as a symbolic prefiguration of the self-sacrifice of Jesus, who takes the sins of humanity on his own head, having been driven into the 'wilderness' outside the city by order of the high priests.\n\nIts from this christian view that the modern use of scape goating comes from, i.e. blaming others for our own sins.
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When I have heard this expression the person was talking about a child with very blonde hair. I am not sure where the term came from.
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Social Climbing Admin(istrative) B**tard.\na Strike breaker often directly bought in by management recruited from outside the area usually, and employed specifically to break the strike.  By the way acronym given above is pure speculation the simple English word scab was probably scurrilous enough on it's own.\nIt has been around for at least 2 centuries.
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My aunt said she saw one down in mexico. she was checking on her animals in their pens when she something trying to steal one of her goats. dont kno if she was for real tho
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Poodle Balled, no idea \n\nSkunked - When you come striaght down a girls nose to give her the mark of the skunk
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The saying was originally created by fans in '81.  The song was done by Bootsy Collins.
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I used to be a server and we used to say that all the time but I had no idea where it came from.  So...  I tried to find some info and this is a website I found.  I hope it answers your questions.  I found it interesting.  \n\nhttp://www.dinermuseum.org/culture/culture-slang.php
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It is an idiom intended to mean "be careful, pay attention to detail"  it has morphed, in recent times, to mean many other things including "be polite".\n\nThere are several theories about it's origin, but the one I believe makes the most sense is - mind your Pints and Quarts.  Meaning to keep track of what you order in a pup so you are not over charged.
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It used to be done on barns back in the last century or something. It's just a new trend that looks cute. But it did originate from yesteryear.
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Most likely goats, but there are angora rabbits. Commercial angora wool is commonly goat hair unless you got your sweater from somewhere where wool is a cottage industry, like Nepal. Angora is also known as mohair. Mohair production in the US is from Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. South Africa and the US combined account for 95% of the world's production of mohair. \n\nCashmere is another type of goat hair, also called Kashmir.  \nAlpaca comes from llamas.\n\nThe angora lable on your sweater DOES NOT mean it came from Turkey. In fact it is extremely unlikely that it came from Turkey unless you bought it there.
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I believe that the term you are looking for is "Trafe".  It refers to all animals deemed unclean under Levitical law.  These laws, if you really look into them, weren't arbitrary.  They were designed to keep safe people who were born in a time when food spoiled extremely easily.
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Maybe this is it?\n\n\nby Rania Shurafa" \nCountry of Origin: The Middle East\n\n\nOnce there was a lion, the king of the jungle and he was hungry. He decided he wanted to eat the cow. But he couldn't just ask the cow, so he played a little trick. He let every animal offer himsel for herself, so that the king of the jungle could have a good meal. \n\nSo the tiger went first. He asked, "King, King, I offer myself to you." The lion said, "No, no. I can't possibly eat you. Your meat is too hard." After the tiger asked, the giraffe asked," King, King, I offer myself to you." The lion refused the giraffe. He said you're too tall and bony. After the giraffe was the hippo, but the lion refused. And after the elephant came the snake, the deer, and the horse. They all asked, but the king still refused. Since every animal asked except the cow, the cow got embarassed and asked. After the cow asked, the king surprisingly agreed, and he ate the cow. So the lion got his great meal.
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You didn't specify from which era, so.......\n\nThou bootless plume-plucked scut!\nThou reeky spur-galled coxcomb!\nThou loggerheaded sour-faced harpy!\nThou infectious bunched-backed clotpole!\nThou yeasty sheep-biting bugbear!\nThou puking white-livered scut!\nThou lumpish bunched-backed gull-catcher!\nThou ruttish tardy-gaited skainsmate!\nThou unmuzzled swag-bellied canker-blossom!\nThou vacant beetle-headed snipe!
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It's probably from Aesop's Fables. That's where most quotes like that come from.
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I think it comes from medevil times when they believed that if you actually went and got some of the hair of the dog that had bitten you it would heal faster or something. I know it is something along those lines. Actually here this is from wikipedia:\n\n"The origin of the phrase is unclear, but instances of the phrase have appeared in English literature since the time of Shakespeare. E. Cobham Brewer writes in the Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898): "In Scotland it is a popular belief that a few hairs of the dog that bit you applied to the wound will prevent evil consequences."
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Yes. It's called "BUZ KASHI". Two teams on horses trying to pick up a dead goat from the ground and carrying it around a flag pole and then making it back to the other side of the field :-)
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The phrase is supposed to have originated in England in the 17th century when city streets were filthy and heavy rain would occasionally carry along dead animals. \n\nThe idea that seeing dead cats and dogs floating by in storms would cause people to coin this phrase is just about believable. People may not have actually thought the animals had come from the sky, but might have made up the phrase to suit the occasion.