OK, it is not yet football season ... so I am hoping this a good time to ask this question. If the topic irritates you, I am sorry, please accept my apologies and move along.
I've been biting my tongue for a long time (figuratively, not literally). Some time ago, this expression, "grade of slaw" started appearing on RRS. Looking at the context in which it was used, it appeared that it meant the same thing as "grain of salt," an expression I have heard and used my whole life (that is a long time).
Having just seen "grade of slaw" again in the Duffy thread, I decided to research it a little (Google). So, I searched "what does the grade of slaw expression mean?" and saw a number of references from it being used on what appears to be a Clemson message board (or maybe it was Auburn), but nothing else.
But when I searched "what does grain of salt mean?" I see hundreds of direct responses including this one from wiki - Grain of Salt on Wiki
with a clear explanation of where it is thought to have originated.
... and this one from the Urban dictionary - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=with+a+grain+of+salt
I don't mean to offend anyone, but "grade of slaw" just makes no sense to me at all and sounds stupid - like someone heard someone else use "grain of salt" and thought they said "grade of slaw" and started using it themselves .. and it somehow caught on.
Can someone explain this to me? Inquiring minds want to know.
I've been biting my tongue for a long time (figuratively, not literally). Some time ago, this expression, "grade of slaw" started appearing on RRS. Looking at the context in which it was used, it appeared that it meant the same thing as "grain of salt," an expression I have heard and used my whole life (that is a long time).
Having just seen "grade of slaw" again in the Duffy thread, I decided to research it a little (Google). So, I searched "what does the grade of slaw expression mean?" and saw a number of references from it being used on what appears to be a Clemson message board (or maybe it was Auburn), but nothing else.
But when I searched "what does grain of salt mean?" I see hundreds of direct responses including this one from wiki - Grain of Salt on Wiki
with a clear explanation of where it is thought to have originated.
... and this one from the Urban dictionary - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=with+a+grain+of+salt
I don't mean to offend anyone, but "grade of slaw" just makes no sense to me at all and sounds stupid - like someone heard someone else use "grain of salt" and thought they said "grade of slaw" and started using it themselves .. and it somehow caught on.
Can someone explain this to me? Inquiring minds want to know.
