What do you think a 'pig in a poke' is?

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Poll question: What do you think a 'pig in a poke' is?

[madeline_con]

1. What do you think it is?

[candy]

2. A poke is a bag,I think.

[Postman]

3. It's this...

A poke is a sack or bag of rough cloth such as used for grain, potatoes, or whatever. If one sold a pig in a poke, that meant that the buyer was buying the pig in the poke with the assurance by the seller that there actually was a pig in the bag. Thus the meaning of buying sight unseen.


http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/meanings.htm

[TaleWgnDg]

4. "never buy a pig in a poke" . . . meaning

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"never buy a pig in a poke" . . . meaning never buy produce (a pig) without checking inside the bag (poke) to inspect the pig inside.

"The proverb encapsulates that wise advice to purchasers of goods, caveat emptor, let the buyer beware—always inspect the goods before you pay for them. Make the seller open his poke and show you the pig within."
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-pig2.htm

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[trof]

5. Old joke updated.

Bush and Kerry happen to run into each other on a street corner in Washington a few weeks after the election.
(Willing suspension of disbelief is necessary here.)
Kerry has a poke slung over his shoulder. Something's moving in it.

Bush: "Whutcha got inna bag?"
Kerry: "Piglets."
B: "If I can guess how many, will you give me one?"
K: "If you can guess how many, I'll give you both of them."
B: "Three."

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6. Kick for the bad joke.

[Mizmoon]

7. Made me chuckle

:)