"A watched pot never boils."
Posted by Karl on July 19, 2003
I was hoping I could get a meaning and origin of the above phrase, as someone I know takes this quote way too literally, and I'd like a bit of clarification on it for the future. Thanks in advance!
- "A watched pot never boils." Henry 07/19/03
- "A watched pot never boils." ESC 07/20/03
- A watchman with boils should never smoke pot. Bob 07/21/03
- "A watched pot never boils." ESC 07/20/03