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Astor's pet horse

Posted by RSA on September 08, 2003

In Reply to: Astor's pet horse posted by Resident Smart as on September 08, 2003

: : I have used and heard the phrase "dressed up like(Lady/Mrs.)Astor's pet horse" but cannot find the origin. Who out there can help me? Thanks.

: I suggest that you look up/google "Lady Nancy Astor" - sparring partner of Sir Winston Churchill.

"like Nancy Astor's plush horse" turns out to be a quote from some American book called "Killing..." (McGee?) which seems to be about Boxcar Willie or somesuch character. Anyway, it appears Astor was a follower of equine pursuits as well as being a ground-braking feminist "I married beneath me, all women do"

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