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APAD: Living off the fat of the land

7grizzly
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Meaning:

    Living well; fed by abundant crops.

 

Background:

    The first citation of the phrase in the `land' version we now use is the

    Bible, Genesis 45:17-18 (King James Version), 1611:

 

        And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your

        beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; And take your father and

        your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land

        of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

 

- www.phrases.org.uk [edited]

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No fish seemed stupid enough to swallow our bait and Tim and I turned to

crabbing. Our gears consisted of a sturdy good-sized trap with four openings, a

lure cage fastened on the bottom, a long line attached to the top, and a plastic

pail. We used to bait the trap with chicken quarters, drive to the San Francisco

Municipal pier, find a scenic spot, and cast the assembly down. Every 20

minutes, we'd hoist the trap up, check its content, remove the big ones into the

bucket, and throw the rest back into the bay.

 

We were too lazy to study the tide but still, once in a while, would hit a

bumper catch, e.g., over a dozen 6"+ rock crabs. We would keep them and that

evening live off the fat of the land.

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最西边的岛上
2 楼
2 thumbs up to U & Tim! it’s Not easy 4 a teenager (?) 2 be
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最西边的岛上
3 楼
stationary 4 2 long unless it's a computer/phone ;-))
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7grizzly
4 楼
Thanks. He was under 10 and has since gone to the screen :-(
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最西边的岛上
5 楼
also feelVeryLucky living nearSea, only eat wildFreshSeafood
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最西边的岛上
6 楼
No need 4 farmed anymore ;-))
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移花接木
7 楼
I'm always amazed seeing horbivore maintain up to tons of
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移花接木
8 楼
weight only feeding grass, while humans lose weight

with enough protein no fat

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移花接木
9 楼
fish r smarter than mice, same trap@same spot caught

mice repeatedly, no camouflage, no clean, reset after discharge, always work like a charm, their vision must be short 

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最西边的岛上
10 楼
guess omnivores r made differently by nature: lacking FV

FV = fermenting vats

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7grizzly
11 楼
Over here, dungeness crabs are off limits to us crabbers.
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7grizzly
12 楼
Herbivores devote themselves to one job, to eat, and grow
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7grizzly
13 楼
bigger. It worked until natural selection voted it down :-((
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7grizzly
14 楼
They must be. Saw some hilarious mouse catching videos :-)
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最西边的岛上
15 楼
they mayNot b smart, but they r probably Happy b4 gone. ;-)
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移花接木
16 楼
I'd rather be predator if I were animal, even born@ the
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移花接木
17 楼
bottom of food chain, still had chance to climb up2top
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妖妖灵
18 楼
我最喜欢吃皮皮虾,怎么在这边吃不到?
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7grizzly
19 楼
They don't have as good a taste. You need to educate them:-)
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瓷善家
20 楼
Crabbing is my hubby’s hobby as well.

His favorite spot to catch crabs is Torpedo Wharf,  which is nearby Golden Gate Bridge.

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7grizzly
21 楼
Nice. Next I'll try Torpedo wharf and might bump into him:-)
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暖冬cool夏
22 楼
Not till I read your last sentence do I know how to use the
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暖冬cool夏
23 楼
APAD in a 句子:)My hub used bare hands to catch crabs in the
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暖冬cool夏
24 楼
sand. He grew up by the sea and knows the tricks. 只抓过一次。
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7grizzly
25 楼
From all I heard, he's a great guy!
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7grizzly
26 楼
"The fat of the land" itself has titled quite a few books.
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