09-20-2018, 05:31 PM
Yeah ,I know most everyone has an idea of what a bung hole is and the vast majority of you would be completely and utterly incorrect. It's actually the hole in the side of a whiskey cask.. Actually the bung is the large stopper and the hole is, well...the hole the stopper goes into. https://www.etymonline.com/word/bung
Now you know and the next time some schlub mentions a bung hole you can pretend to be smart and point out exactly what a bung holio is and your peers will be extraordinarily impressed with your lexiconic prowess..
Now you know and the next time some schlub mentions a bung hole you can pretend to be smart and point out exactly what a bung holio is and your peers will be extraordinarily impressed with your lexiconic prowess..
In the immortal words of my old man, "Wait'll you get to be my age!"
Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.
Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.