What do you think of when you read the phrase “Putting on the dog?” Typically it’s an expression used to refer to someone who’s trying to impress others via some flashy display. Naturally I did a web search to determine the origins of the phrase and came up with multiple explanations. The most pertinent one relative to this podcast (which I admit could be completely wrong, but it’s probably no less credible than some of the others) claimed it referred to getting dressed up in one’s finest in the days of old when shoes were made of dog skin.
But truth be told, when I read the news item that inspired this podcast, my mental image of people wrapping themselves in live trained-killer dogs much as they would put on a fur coat to impress their friends also seemed apropos.
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