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He stuck his spoon in the wall
Posted by ESC on July 27, 2009 at 03:10
In Reply to: He stuck his spoon in the wall posted by Lynne S. Habig on July 26, 2009 at 16:33:
: What is the origin of the phrase... "He stuck his spoon in the wall" - meaning, "he died"?
To access previous discussions, search the archives: spoon wall. Here's one theory:
Stuck his Spoon in the Wall: Took up his residence. Sometimes it means took up his long home, or died. In primitive times a leather strap was very often nailed to the wall, somewhere near the fireplace, and in this strap were stuck such things as scissors, spoons for daily use, pen-case, and so on. In Barclay's Ship of Fools is a picture of a man stirring a pot on the fire, and on the wall is a strap with two spoons stuck into it.
