How silly is a goose? I'm obviously referring to the phrase "silly as a goose." How silly would that be?
2007-12-08 17:55:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I don't know about
"silly as a goose",
but I have heard the phrase
"loose as a goose."
I suppose they probably mean
about the same thing.
Geese are very silly creatures and
they do seem to have a
knack for reproducing.
2007-12-08 18:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Bubastes, Cat Goddess♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought that was a Turkey that looked up in the rain and drown ;o)
goose - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Seems goose already had a derogatory meaning before silly was added. Does not seem as though it was meant to be a "silly" remark.
No telling who made the first reference or why the goose was chosen. Guess someone felt geese were stupid.
2007-12-09 03:17:51 · answer #2 · answered by Dale P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
silly geese are silly. I find them unusually silly. When you think about it for a minute it all comes to you. Don' worry it happens to everybody when something they just realize comes to them without some sort of reason.
2007-12-09 02:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by snakeyking53 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barnacle Geese are very silly, nearly as silly as the humans that gave them their name!
2007-12-09 02:16:55 · answer #4 · answered by Perseus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol. Unfortuantely, they're silly enough to drown by looking up at the rain, continuously!
2007-12-09 02:06:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋