No sign of that phrase...

Posted by Addison on June 03, 2003

In Reply to: No sign of that phrase... posted by Shae on June 03, 2003

: : : I have never heard this saying before and I was hoping someone could shed some light on it for me. This girl I know claims she is always "Searching for that golden ring". What exactly does that mean? Thanks.

: : ...in the books I have or on the internet. I suspect it may be a corruption of the phrase, 'reaching for the brass ring", which refers to the practice of reaching from the carrousel while it is moving to grab a brass ring suspended by its side. The prize for grabbing the brass ring was usually a free ride.

: : It means to strive for something just out of reach. I think it hints that the think may not be as valuable as it appears. Brass is shiny like gold but isn't valuable.

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: Could it mean that she's searching for a husband? Golden ring = wedding ring?

I thought of that. But, this girl has the mentality of "the grass is always greener on the other side" so I thought it might be related somehow. She also only dates men that have money so I thought it may also be related to marrying rich or something.