13 Responses to “Thai Proverb – Quiz – Elbow”

1. #1 by MRambler
   September 13th, 2007 at 8:19 am

   J.J., is it just my imagination, or is it getting crowded here in the Quizzer Booth?….. Seems someone (Jek) is trying to “worm” in on our scam…..

   Okay, I’ll give it a go….. I don’t know how tasty sweat running down someone’s arm and dripping off their elbow is……. Maybe it’s one of those ancient secret Asian medical miracles that make short people tall……..
2. #2 by anon
   September 13th, 2007 at 11:26 am

   Being under someone’s influence or control.
3. #3 by lsdrobo
   September 13th, 2007 at 2:32 pm

   Mr, That’s a cure for baldness.
4. #4 by anon
   September 13th, 2007 at 4:33 pm

   Jek,

   You going to give a hint?
5. #5 by lsdrobo
   September 13th, 2007 at 4:55 pm

   How about a mark of the poor. Drinking the water out from under a leaking elbow.(plumbing term)
6. #6 by J.J.
   September 13th, 2007 at 5:44 pm

   I could say the more the merrier, but since after only a few guesses on my last music quiz I say Go For It Jek. The only thing that I know about Thai is the food is HOT.
7. #7 by Jek
   September 13th, 2007 at 8:07 pm

   OK, hint time.

   Robo’s imagery is correct, minus the plumbing. So one is drinking the water dripping down someone else’s elbow, while that person is drinking from an up-ended jug. We’re looking for an English equivalent saying.
8. #8 by huskysooner
   September 13th, 2007 at 9:03 pm

   Hmmm. Like getting it second hand? Second banana?

   ????
9. #9 by lsdrobo
   September 14th, 2007 at 2:29 pm

   Beggars can’t be choosers?? 🙁
10. #10 by Jek
    September 14th, 2007 at 4:44 pm

    OK, so I started us off with a hard one. Here’s the equivalent meaning:

    Play second fiddle
11. #11 by J.J.
    September 14th, 2007 at 9:22 pm

    And this one from a trumpet player. Good…..Very Good.
12. #12 by Jek
    September 15th, 2007 at 6:34 pm

    “play second fiddle : to take a subordinate position” from Merriam-Webster

    Anon was closest to the meaning.
13. #13 by anon
    September 16th, 2007 at 2:44 pm

    I want points……or a prize!

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