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Re: "Pee like a Russian race horse..."

Posted by ESC on October 11, 2003

In Reply to: "Pee like a Russian race horse..." posted by Chris on October 11, 2003

: Can you please tell me how the term "I have to pee like a Russian race horse" originated? I've looked online and can only find the meaning, but not the origin.

Horses urinate in large volume and with force. The expression I have heard is "p** like a pack mule." Maybe a race horse would rattle the leaves even more and "Russian" was added for alliteration.