Tell me you didn't get weepy
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Originally Posted by Greenheron
In my neck of the woods, from my generation, local dialect, it's
"goose pimples" aka "goose bumps" aka "goose flesh".
When the bird is plucked the skin shows raised bumps or pimples where the big feathers were pulled. I 'spect a goose being a big bird had big pimples. When humans are cold or frightened or emotional, our hair stands up and raises skin, too. We resemble the plucked goose.
"goose pimples" aka "goose bumps" aka "goose flesh".
When the bird is plucked the skin shows raised bumps or pimples where the big feathers were pulled. I 'spect a goose being a big bird had big pimples. When humans are cold or frightened or emotional, our hair stands up and raises skin, too. We resemble the plucked goose.
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