Pig in a poke while the English expression refers to the appearance of the trick. This taught many scammed people the phrase "Caveat Emptor", or "buyer beware" as translated from Latin. In the past, it was common for small farmers to put a pig in a cloth sack to bring it to market for sale. A "poke" is a sack or bag. It has a French origin as "poque" and, like several other French words, its diminutive is formed by adding "-ette" or "-et" — hence "pocket" began life with the meaning "small bag". "Poke" is still in use in several English-speaking places, including
D'You Know What I Mean? D'You Know What I Mean? "D'You Know What I Mean?" is a song by the English rock band Oasis. Written by Noel Gallagher, it was released on 7 July 1997 as the first single from their third album "Be Here Now " (1997). The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, the third Oasis song to do so. The song also claimed the number-one position in Finland, Ireland, Italy, and Spain, as well as reaching the Top 5 in Norway, Sweden, and New Zealand. It sold 162,000 copies in its first day in the shops and 370,000 by