Shoot the bull
Posted by Lewis on December 06, 2005
In Reply to: Shoot the bull Posted by Steve on December 06, 2005
: where did "shoot the bull" come from
: steve
early dart boards were the ends of barrels and some bright spark decided to paint concentric rings to make it more challenging. the original "bulls-eye" was black and white, not the red-green used today. a bull's eye is a roundel of black with white outside - hence the comparison.
shooting at "the bull" is short for aiming for "the bull's-eye"
hope that helps.
L
- Shoot the bull RRC 06/December/05
- "Shoot the bull" Lewis 08/December/05