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The word "goose" is a direct descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.In Germanic languages, the root gave Old English gōs with the plural gēs and gandra (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, respectively), West Frisian goes, gies and guoske, Dutch: gans, ganzen, ganzerik, New High German Gans, Gänse, and Ganter, and Old Norse gás and gæslingr, whence English gosling.
Goose pulling (also called gander pulling, goose riding, pulling the goose or goose neck tearing [1]) was a blood sport practiced in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, England, and North America from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
There's an old saying, "What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."This meshes well with the Golden Rule, or ethic of reciprocity, which is a key moral principle in many religions and philosophies, and is often stated as "Do unto others as you wish to be done for you", or conversely, "Don't do unto others what you would not wish to be done to you."
Goosey Goosey Gander" is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6488. ... Goose" was a British term for prostitutes, ...
It's hard out there for companies selling telecom equipment gear. To see why, you need look no further than the latest earnings news out of Verizon (NYS: VZ) . Verizon released Q3 earnings last week.
Gander may refer to: Gander (goose), an adult male goose; Places. Canada. Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in Canada Gander (electoral district), a ...
Jimmy Kimmel proves what's good for the goose is good for the gander with 'The Serious Goose'
The guard goose is a domestic goose that is used as a guard animal both on farms and in other situations. Goose behavior