The phrase "whipping a dead horse" means to attempt to revive a moot point or issue. "Whipping a pile of horse bones" means to keep making futile and pointless attempts to revive interest in something that no one has cared about for so long its rotted away into a skeleton of its former self.

AKA: The Simpsons

Seasons 1 through 6 were the best. By season 8, FOX and Matt Groening were whipping a dead horse. Which means for the last 10 seasons they have been whipping a pile of horse bones.

whipping a pile of horse bones by weasel1969 October 9, 2008

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bonerfied

1. (adj) The act of having an erection in public.

2. (n) A public boner.

Andrew was bonerfied while waiting in line at the movies.

bonerfied by LiVo June 5, 2005

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on like a pot of neck bones

when something starts to or begins to happen. When neck bones of chicken are prepared to eat, they are boiled. When they are boiling , they are "on".

Two folks disagree on something and start to argue or fight, then "It's on like pot of neck bones"
or
A person or group decides to do something, and the act of actually doing it is "It's on like a pot of neck bones".
etc.,

on like a pot of neck bones by Monte Wall November 10, 2007

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