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Old 20-08-2007, 05:49 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kazthorn View Post
The phrase probably comes from a custom in the Mideast hundreds of years ago, when it was common to punish a thief by cutting off their right hand, and a liar by ripping out their tongue. These severed body parts were given to the king's pet cats as their daily food.

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