I know that curiosity killed the poor the thing, but why and who made that expression up?
2006-11-18 02:37:55 · 9 answers · asked by celia3018 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
2006-11-18 02:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by Porcelain Doll 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
During the time when the black death was running rampart in Europe. And they were killing any cat that they found invoking a cats curiosities was one way to get a cat out of hiding in order to kill it.... What they did not know or even cared to know was that by killing all of those cats. The were helping the black plague to increase it death toll. For they were killing off the one animal that would have helped in keeping the rats population under control. You do know that the rat carried the fleas that brought the plague that almost killed half the population of Europe.........................
2006-11-18 03:46:10 · answer #2 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The earliest printed reference to the origin of this proverb is attributed to British playwright Ben Jonson in his 1598 play Every Man in His Humour.
I heard it once said as: Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.
2006-11-18 05:11:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Be open, be the watcher, be patient, be positive... and u get the answer...the curiosity ...the anexity..always make you in deep trouble...watch the cat catching the mouse...not a single movement she leave her eyes from the mouse....she is so patient, so consentrate on it....but if is she is in curiosity...she be left in vain without her meal....so take care of these lines......i think u understand the secret in these lines. curisoity always kill the poor thing..........
i have to find out who made that expreesion up....but ther is no answer...of ...Why !.....painter never say why he painted that picture.....right..
further u can mail me at kewalam@yahoo.com
right...thanks.
2006-11-18 02:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by kewalam 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
curiosity killed the cat satisfaction brought him back to life again
2006-11-18 04:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As individuals, we retaliated against the King's rule to start up a us of a the place we can get exhilaration from freedom of religion and different ideals. If 2 human beings prefer to connect in a criminal and/or a non secular doctrine of marriage, they might desire to have that suitable in this us of a.
2016-10-15 17:11:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some guy named curiosity got mad at his cat, so one night he killed it. he was caught by the police, and they reported it to the papers, so thats how it was started
2006-11-18 02:40:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
and satisfaction brought it back, so don't worry about the kitten.
It was probably made by some mother to keep her children in check or something like that.
2006-11-18 02:47:52 · answer #8 · answered by Dee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Must be a very old one, for it exists in my native language (Portuguese) too.
Probably it comes from Latin.
2006-11-18 02:41:05 · answer #9 · answered by ClarissaMach 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋