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Thread #112155 Message #2370659
Posted By: Uncle_DaveO
20-Jun-08 - 09:28 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Expression - a peck of dirt
Subject: RE: BS: Expression - a peck of dirt
In the 30s and 40s, my grandmother (if some food fell on the floor) would pick it up, brush it off, and say, "You've got to eat a peck of dirt before you die." Southern Minnesota.