# Please Explain This **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414 "2002-06-05T01:11:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/1 "2002-06-05T01:11:13Z")
And, lo, I chatteth on ICQ and verily, the respondant came up with the following pithy saying, neither which of us can make heads or tails out of, but it sounds like it’s saying something : “I found the grass is greener elsewhere. It just depends on what kind of shit causes it.” Please … discuss. ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/2 "2002-06-05T01:15:44Z")
Hmmm, I always heard it like Soundgarden sang… “The grass is always greener where the dogs are shitting” which makes sense in my workplace anyway 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/3 "2002-06-05T01:23:40Z")
The allure of greener pastures always comes at a price. Many times, Person A’s opportunity is caused by Person B’s misfortune. Another caveat is in order, though… “Sure, the grass may be greener elsewhere. But it still needs to be mowed.” ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/4 "2002-06-05T01:25:07Z")
Sounds like a pH problem. Call your county extension agent; they can hook you up with a good soil tester who should be able to fix you right up. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/5 "2002-06-05T05:06:22Z")
If I’ve told you once I’ve told you 2849 times, **Euty**. You gotta teach the livestock to shit in the BACK yard, not the front. And I don’t care what the ewe says, shit really DOES roll downhill. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/6 "2002-06-05T05:21:31Z")
Dunno about grass. All I know is I never eat yellow snow. ---
**Author:** ![heresiarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@heresiarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heresiarch)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/7 "2002-06-05T05:25:14Z")
It means, “Things frequently look good from a distance, but that’s superficial. Upon closer inspection, the shit over there might be worse than the shit right here.” Or it means something else. Or nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/8 "2002-06-05T06:32:12Z")
Perhaps “The grass is greener elsewhere, and that’s because they use better fertilizer”? ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/9 "2002-06-05T06:43:58Z")
Somebody who appears to have a better life has suffered more (i.e., gone through more shit) to have it? ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/10 "2002-06-05T07:08:35Z")
Perhaps the dude you were chatting with was drunk? ---
**Author:** ![truthbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@truthbot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthbot)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this/112414/11 "2002-06-05T09:31:11Z")
“I had sex outside of the shackles of my marriage. I can justify this because my wife used too much starch on my undies, which displeased me greatly.” Or mayhaps he just discovered the joys of 16-16-16??