In medieval England, piglets were sold in the open marketplace. The seller usually kept the pig in a bag, so it would be easier for the buyer to take it home. But shady sellers often tried to trick their buyers by putting a large cat in the bag. If a shrewd shopper looked in the bag - then the cat was literally out of the bag. That is where the expression came from!
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I'm hopping on a train to Germany in 3 hours! I should probably go pack:) Happy PFF everybody!
Oh that is a cute one, that kitty looks caught in the act!!
Oh what a cute kitty. New to the site trying to feel my way. Love making or decorating handmade postcards.
Fun! I'm linking!
Cute card and fascinating trivia.
Happy PFF, Marie! Enjoy Germany! Mine is up everyone! Happy Valentine's Day! :)
Help! When I signed for for Mr. Linky, it too me to a very old page of mine that has nothing to do with postcard Friday!
You are so full of fascinating
tid bits ... .
love this!
Jjj
i never knew that! great card and perfect anecdote...happy PFF!
Have a great time in Germany!
Germany by rail sounds very romantic! Happy PFF and Valentines day, too.
Great card, have a good trip. I hope this is a romantic getaway.
Now I know where that phrase originated. I love stuff like that. Cute postcard too.
fantastic! Will have to pop back when I have a bit more time. Great Meme
Wow, this is phenomenal. You have such a beautiful blog and I'm always happy to meet a fellow aficionado of vintage postcards!
Delicious postcard and story. In Dutch we know the expression too: Een kat in de zak kopen - To buy a cat in the bag. Never knew where the expression came from. Thanks, Marie.
I knew this before, but you have to be pretty naive to mistake the weight of a cat for that of a pig...even a very large cat and a small pig.
What's that expression....? There's one born every minute...?
:)
That would teach you to buy a pig in a poke! :) I would prefer the cat I must say. Your little kitten looks not unlike my two.
Adorable card! I love cats!
What a cute post card. Love the kitty and the jewelry box.
What a great response to PFF today! I love the card. Enjoy your visit to Germany!
Love the postcard and love the history. Thanks.
What a darling card,
have a lot of fun in Germany (are you celebrating Karneval?)
Have a great weekend
Janine
What an interesting tidbit of information! And this postcard is fabulous...
Just discovered this through designing dna and I love it!
Holly 504 Main
Darling, wishing you a lovely weekend and a love filled Valentine’s Day.
Love & Hugs
Duchess
Bonne Valentin à vous!
Pretty car, Marie. Beautiful jewellery box and so cute kitty.
Give me a cat and let it out of the bag!!
Oh! Hope you have a wonderful trip!
and love to learn origins of words and phrases!
Blessings & Aloha!
(yay! a few days off from work, so am catching up a little on my favorite blog reads... I have housework organizing and drawing orders to get to too :o)
So cute little kitten. I just found your blog. I have started collecting old postcards last month. My english is not very good, so I dont´t understand anything about that Mr.Linky. Thre are also pictures of old magazines in my blog.
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