Busier than...
Posted by ESC on March 02, 2000
In Reply to: Busier than a cranberry merchant posted by Bruce Kahl on March 02, 2000
: Just an observation and guess:
: I have seen the phrase used in the New England area. There is
usually a few more words tacked onto the end of the phrase--"busier
than a cranberry merchant in November"--the reference to cranberry
being used for a traditional Thanksgiving feast.
: There are tons of "busier than" expressions:
: busier than a one-armed paperhanger
: busier than a hooker on a troop train
: busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest
: etc etc
As a bartender on payday
As a w h o r e at a picnic
As a bare-foot boy on a red ant hill
As a cat with its fur on fire
As a pup with two (fill-in-the-blank)
As a goat with three (fill-in-the-blank)