Talk:Sour grapes

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Contents 1 Sour Grapes in the Bible 2 Merger 3 Sweet Lemons 4 Explanation

[edit] Sour Grapes in the Bible

The expression "sour grapes" is also in the Bible, as part of a proverb concerning the land of Israel: "The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge" (Ezekiel 18:2). Although probably unrelated, it does predate the Aesop fable by more than two centuries.

[edit] Merger

Can't this page just be a section of the Fox and the Grapes fable?

--Jeffnewfeld 19:33, 25 September 2007 (UTC)I think that it reads better to have a sep article for Sour Grapes, linked to the Fox and Grapes fable as the source of the expression. Otherwise we'd have to massage the Fox and Grapes article to bring the Sour Grapes definition more obviouly to the front of the article. It will still be more confusing to have one article than two.

---I agree, the two pages are suitable. Swisspass 09:40, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Somebody do it then?--219.78.6.104 18:43, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sweet Lemons

A friend of mine came up with the inverse: sweet lemons. (Because you have something, you want to believe it's of good quality.) (Hi, Judi. Long time no see!) Kostaki mou 02:33, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Explanation

For definite, this page should be merged with the other page, on the fact that this article only explains what Sour Grapes means. That's what Wiktionary's for, isn't it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tool-apc (talk • contribs) 23:28, 10 May 2008 (UTC)