Author: Kevin

Dawn was near, but the sky was still dark. The men who guarded the Thorpe End tollgate of the quaint British town of Melton Mowbray were getting ready to wrap up their shifts.

While this may seem like a peculiar expression, and it probably doesn’t make much sense at first, there’s actually quite a profound meaning to it.

You’ve probably heard a baby-boomer or an exasperated elderly person say the phrase, “Empty vessels make more noise.”

Everyone has heard the phrase ‘curiosity killed the cat’ – but what does it mean? What is the significance of this particular phrase? Let’s take a look.