SC - Fw: [TY] Going to pot?

[Christine A Seelye-King]

Here is another in a seeming series of questionable medievalisms, posted
to the Tavern Yard.  
Christianna

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From: Margaret Rose <margaret at premier.net>
To: <TY at reashelm.ce.utk.edu>
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 10:32:42 -0500
Subject: [TY] Going to pot?
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> Why is someone who has seen better days "gone to pot"?
>
> Time eventually wears everything down. For example, once great
> downtown department stores declined, went to pot and were
> replaced by suburban malls. If you've ever gone to a high
> school reunion, you know how just a few years, a few pounds,
> and a few gray hairs can make old classmates look like they've
> gone to pot, too.
>
> But why the pot? Is something cooking? Whatever counter-
> culture references the phrase may bring to mind, it actually
> is about the kitchen. In the Middle Ages, table scraps ended
> up in a big pot for stew. Once the centerpiece of a
> big meal, main courses were demoted to leftovers. Eventually
> "going to pot", meaning going downhill, would be applied to
> anything, even the guy who sat behind you in homeroom years
> ago.
>
> (Source: BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE)
> http://mailbits.com/Trivia/Source/82.htm


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