tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post8728500433787108018..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Get a goatBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-57539500868999635872011-12-10T19:21:50.780-05:002011-12-10T19:21:50.780-05:00I used to belong to LA Fitness. I could tell you ...I used to belong to LA Fitness. I could tell you some pretty funny stories of me in a boxing class with a some guys who started sparing with each other.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-40387071293777059082011-12-10T15:22:02.717-05:002011-12-10T15:22:02.717-05:00Monica, I wonder, too. According to the internet, ...Monica, I wonder, too. According to the internet, the origin of that phrase is not known. Best guess:<br />The most common story to explain the phrase relates to horse racing in North America and to the common practice of putting a goat in the stall with a skittish thoroughbred racehorse to help calm it. If the goat was gone, the racehorse was upset.<br />Who knows?Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-83716383190716243612011-12-10T15:19:10.056-05:002011-12-10T15:19:10.056-05:00Betty, they're building a LA Fitness. Have you...Betty, they're building a LA Fitness. Have you ever been in one? I'm hoping that their rates are cheap!Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-35191781387462901222011-12-09T15:38:13.551-05:002011-12-09T15:38:13.551-05:00Maybe that little story is the source of the commo...Maybe that little story is the source of the common comment, "That really gets my goat."Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-63477198928886197052011-12-09T13:34:05.163-05:002011-12-09T13:34:05.163-05:00Middle of the night deliveries - yikes. Construct...Middle of the night deliveries - yikes. Construction noise is very annoying. I'm glad it got toned down, a little anyway.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.com