Psychology NOT religion

[DirectorTsaarx]

Originally posted by capnq:
Speaking of weird things under rocks, where did the phrase "open a can of worms" originate?

Ever go fishing with live bait (aka "a can of worms")? Once you open that can & take out the first victim (er, worm) to put on your hook, the rest of the worms crawl all over & it's merry heck trying to get the lid back on without squishing some of them. Hence "open a can of worms" generally means starting any topic that could be difficult to control. At least that's how it was explained to me as a young boy learning how to fish at Grandpa's summer cottage on good old Waneta Lake in western New York state... oh wait, I'm not old enough to get lost in reminiscing...