Volume III

I. Slice of Humble Pie 🥧

It only felt right to serve this one up on Pi Day. Back in medieval times, ‘umble pie’ was a dish made from deer guts, kindly “donated” by nobles to the less fortunate. Over time, ‘umble’ morphed into ‘humble’, and “eating humble pie” came to mean owning up to your mistakes and swallowing your pride (hopefully with something tastier). Honestly, I’ve never heard anyone actually say this—it’s the linguistic equivalent of wearing a monocle and calling someone “old sport.”

II. Hair of the dog 🐶

In medieval times humans treated large dog bites by searing burnt dog hair to heal the wound, a practice that had no scientific backing but became wide spread. As time developed and new problems arose, the phrase, "the hair of the dog that bit you" became a popular saying for recovering from a long night on the bottle by drinking some more the next morning. So if you found yourself still riding the booze bag from last night, toss that Tylenol aside and grab another cold one. You may just find it more effective to heal by the hair of the dog.

III. Whole 9 yards 9️⃣

There’s a bit of a dogfight over where this classic comes from. One theory says it’s from WWII fighter planes, which supposedly had nine yards of ammo—meaning if you gave ‘em the whole nine yards, you emptied the clip. Another claims it’s about tailoring, because a truly dapper suit took nine yards of the finest fabric around. The truth? Still up for debate. That said, if someone breaks out this bad boy just know you’re in for an ear full.

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