On Thu, 1 Dec 1994 [log in to unmask] wrote:
 
>
> The origins of "put it where Grandma hides the peanut butter" I'm not totally
> sure of.  Ken Landau (who has done Spartan hockey broadcasts first on WJIM
> [1240AM] and now on WVFN [730AM], both in Lansing, has used the phrase ever
> since I started listening to Spartan hockey broadcasts.  I don't think he's
> the originator of the phrase, as I've heard others use it.  It could be an
> interesting question to throw open to the list.
>
> The meaning of course is high up in the net over the goaltender's shoulder,
> on the top shelf where Grandma hides the peanut butter.  I've heard somebody
> one time tried to adapt it to shots that go in low, as saying where Grandma
> hides the potatoes, but it doesn't sound as good.
>
> G. M. Finniss
>
So let's do it. What is the origin? Any other ideas on meaning of the phrase?
Any other colorful phrases from hockey broadcast or discussion world?
 
Dick Crepeau
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