Quote:
Originally posted by Lady Sidhe
Some more phrase origins:
You learn something new every day:
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both
front legs in the air, the person died as a result of
wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs
on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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This is the way I heard it:
Two legs in the air - died
in battle.
One leg in the air - died later from wounds received on the battlefield.
All four legs on the ground - died of natural causes.