Show or g n of ancient saying A popular explanation of the origin 0 the expression everything Is lovely and the goose hangs high is this that it comes from the south ern country amusement known as goose pulling A goose its neck carefully and well greased was hung by its teet to a branch of a tree the men mojid ride past at a gallop trying to catch it by the neck and pull its head off the better the goose was in dodging the greater the fun when the goose hung high so that the cornuet tors had ro stand in their stirrups to grasp it the joy was grea eaf suggested origin it refers to the fac that wild geese fly gh in clear weather this explanation would change hangs to honks |