Friday, April 17, 2009

Ralph Keyes' Retroterm of the Day: on the wagon.

Beginning in the late nineteenth century men with drinking problems showed their resolve to quit by vowing that they’d rather drink water from the wagon that wetted down dusty roads than liquor. They were on the water wagon. Those who resumed drinking fell off the wagon.

Reposted with permission: RalphKeyes.com

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