See A Man About A Horse
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40 responses to “See A Man About A Horse”
My grandfather used to say: ”See a man about a dog”, When I was small I always thought he was going to buy a puppy, but he never did.
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Yep, agree: A dog would do the job.
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As I did the photo in Kazakhstan, I thought a horse is more appropriate 🙂
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Yes, that is a nice story 🙂
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Ha, brilliant!
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Thanks a lot, Richard.
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someday i hope
to ride
a horse 🙂
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Well, I guess you can do it nearly everywhere.
I only did it as a child – so I’m not sure if I still can 🙂
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Excuse me , but could you explain the meaning of this sentence? Thank you very much.
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It is an English saying meaning “going to urinate” male usage usually.. Yeah well, someone had to say it 😀
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Again, thank you for your definition 🙂
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I realised afterwards that i was duplicating someone elses effort.. Such is life
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But anyway, thank you for your definition.
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Please see the explanations by Beat Company and Feralc4t – they did a wonderful job giving a definition of the expression.
And I thank you both for doing so!
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To see a man about a dog (or see a man about a horse) is an English language colloquialism, usually used as a way to say one needs to apologize for one’s imminent departure or absence – generally euphemistically to conceal one’s true purpose, such as going to use the toilet or going to buy a drink. (British: Powder one’s nose.)
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Yes, thank you for the definition. 🙂
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I can see a hippo.
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I wonder how that creeped into the picture 🙂
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fab loos 🙂 (now i want to pee) 🙂
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Thanks, Sedge.
Then I hope you have a man you can see about a horse close by. 🙂
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This is a lovely post and thread – and I didn’t knew the meaning until now 🙂 🙂
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Thank you for your compliment, Hanna.
I noticed a lot of people didn’t understand at first – but for a toilet in the desert in Kazakhstan (the “land of horses”) it was just the perfect title 🙂
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I enjoyed it very much – still do 🙂 🙂
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Thanks again 🙂
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A definite attraction in this landscape!
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Yes, most definitely. 🙂
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Dans le desert on n’urine pas n’importe ou !
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Eh bien, elle est ici. 🙂
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It made no sense until I read the explanations. Now I understand … you were “going to see Mrs. Murphy”!
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Yes, there are different expressions. You can also see little tigers or go to #17 🙂
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I’m 73 years old and I haven’t heard that phrase since I was in the service back in the early 60’s (1961.)
Great image!
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Thank you.
Well, it came to mind when photographing toilets in Kazakhstan – the land of horses 🙂
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Reblogged this on Maître Renard.
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Thanks for reblogging.
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Reblogged this on Manolis.
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Thanks for reblogging.
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Never knew the origin of that expression. I always thought it was more generic as in not wanting to explain to somebody where you are going… but that would make sense! As I get older, tracking down restrooms becomes more important so I was attracted to the photo but when I looked at it more closely I saw that you had incorporated what looks to me like a loaded down jeep on the horizon leaving the frame of the photo…. maybe this was their rest stop… I am always telling myself stories!
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Well, you are not the only one who sees a lot of stories in this picture. 🙂
Yes, you are right, we make up these phrases so we don’t have to say where we are actually going. 🙂
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The euphanism one my father used, alternately with ” going to sharpen my skates” usually in July. Always confusing.
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Yes, I can see that. 🙂
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