http://www.word-detective.com/2007/06/sweatperspire/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2007/06/sweatperspire/comment-page-1/#comment-37061 Philip Cumming Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:08:46 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=93#comment-37061 I believe I first saw the phrase "Horses sweat, men perspire, women glow" in one of the 'Little House on the Pairie books - they were published between 1932 and 1943. As I recall, it was Laura's Mother, Caroline, in a conversation with Laura. I believe I first saw the phrase “Horses sweat, men perspire, women glow” in one of the ‘Little House on the Pairie books – they were published between 1932 and 1943.
As I recall, it was Laura’s Mother, Caroline, in a conversation with Laura.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2007/06/sweatperspire/comment-page-1/#comment-84 beehappy Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:30:55 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=93#comment-84 It is actually true that some animals (pigs, dogs included) don't have sweat glands. Thats why dogs stick out their tongues to get cool, while pigs roll around in mud... It is actually true that some animals (pigs, dogs included) don’t have sweat glands. Thats why dogs stick out their tongues to get cool, while pigs roll around in mud…

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2007/06/sweatperspire/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Literalman Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:09:43 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=93#comment-73 Our delegate to the Virginia state legislature (who is a high school teacher of, I think, agriculture) said that we should not say "sweat like a pig" (or presumably, glow like a pig), because pigs, he said, don't sweat. Our delegate to the Virginia state legislature (who is a high school teacher of, I think, agriculture) said that we should not say “sweat like a pig” (or presumably, glow like a pig), because pigs, he said, don’t sweat.

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