A lot of people ask me what the "three-toed horse" in my insult, "Fuck you and the three-toed horse you rode in on," means.
This comment actually refers to the evolution of the horse. If you consult the chart below you will see the horse at various stages of development over a period of 55 million years.
Please note both Mesohippus (late Eocene period, 35 million years ago) and the Merychippus (mid Miocene, 15 million years ago), both feature the no-longer-stylish three-toes.
In essence, my insult is not simply directed at the standard jerk who might cut-you-off on any of the world's highways or roads today.
Nor is it simply a different take on the clever "Fuck you and the horse you rode in on" Lone Ranger joke and punch line created on June 14th, 1934, by Robert Nestle, the frustrated second cousin of the famed, Henri Nestle, founder of the chocolate empire. Apparently, Robert was simply tired of meeting people who thought they were better than him and also hated the white-hatted lawman, Robert being more sympathetic to Tonto.
His joke being:
Old West Bar, men playing poker. Lone Ranger comes in.
"You're all under arrest for gambling."
The poker players say, "Fuck you."
"But I'm the Lone Ranger. These are my silver bullets, and that's my horse Silver."
"Well then fuck you and the horse you rode in on."
Many today believe it was actually Robert who came up with the recipe used for the popular candy bar, however, the only thing we have left of him is his joke, which now is as much of a relic as Mesohippus.
The "three-toes" in the insult, if you haven't guessed already, is simply directed at an individual who is attempting to correct one's beliefs or opinions, when the corrector is simply parroting thoughts or ideologies counterproductive to the evolutionary process.
And there you have it. Thanks for tuning in.
-Academic Eddie
