2006-09-15 02:42:39 · 4 answers · asked by mwmalerk 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Probably either once we realized the size of our brain affects intelligence, the term arose or it could be in reference to dinosaurs who had tiny brains but still managed to function.
2006-09-15 02:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since a pea was the smallest single vegetable known; to compare a person's brain size to that of a pea,.....wellll. You get the picture. Started shortly after the Restoration when English peas became popular fare at the royal table.
2006-09-15 09:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by Granny Annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read once that it was a corruption of 'pee brain', referring to a medical condition.
2006-09-15 13:12:50 · answer #3 · answered by aarcue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-15 09:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋