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If your friend gave you some road apples what would be your best course of action?

Question #150201. Asked by Upstart3.
Last updated Dec 08 2023.
Originally posted Nov 23 2023 11:52 AM.

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I hope my friends wouldn't be so unkind, but then I'd reach for a dustpan and brush or hosepipe. The expression refers to animal excrement, in particular horse manure, which is deposited on the roads during parades or wherever horses are ridden. Unlike dog droppings, there seems to be no obligation on riders to clean up after their animals.

The name originated in America and dates from at least the 1940s or maybe even earlier.

link https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/road-apples.html


Nov 23 2023, 2:40 PM
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Well, if you're lucky, you could put in your stereo and listen to it because it was a 1991 album by the Tragically Hip.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Apples_(album)

Or, you might want to look for a new friend because it is also a term for animal feces, usually from a horse, dropped in the road.
link https://www.allthingsnature.org/what-are-road-apples.htm

Nov 23 2023, 2:43 PM
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It's also a term for a person driving slowly in the fast lane and holding up traffic.

link https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=road%20apples&page=2


Dec 08 2023, 5:39 PM
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