I used to work with an incredibly annoying person who would say this all day... It got stuck in my head and now i would like to know if anyone knows what it really means...
2007-03-25 10:00:41 · 3 answers · asked by kayakakas 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
"'Goose' and 'gander' here stand for women and men generally, and accordingly the proverb declares that what is good for a woman is also good for a man."
From "Wise Words and Wives' Tales: The Origins, Meanings and Time-Honored Wisdom of Proverbs and Folk Sayings Olde and New" by Stuart Flexner and Doris Flexner (Avon Books, New York, 1993). More on this particular topic at http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/20/messages/220.html
2007-03-26 06:26:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gander is a male goose. I guess you could interpret it as "what's good for all people is good for the man"
2007-03-25 17:32:22 · answer #2 · answered by xxthespianxx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am 73 years old and I first heard it from my grandmother. I have always thought that it means that everyone is to be treated the same under the same circumstances.
2007-03-25 17:46:51 · answer #3 · answered by JimV 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋