The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #44002 Message #645358
Posted By: Steve in Idaho
08-Feb-02 - 11:32 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: between a rock and a hard place
Subject: RE: between a rock and a hard place
I wonder if it comes from the days when stoning was a method of dealing with transgressors. The hard place was the earth and the stones - well people were throwing those. Which brings up the second piece - throwing stones??