User:Oxinmire/sandbox

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Oxinmire: An oxinmire situation is one in which a person has allowed a minor situation to arise so as to prevent themselves from having to do something or participate in an event, get-together, etc. Predominantly, ones "ox being in the mire" is religious shorthand for why they could not attend church, or why they elected to violate the Sabbath. Obviously one would not allow a prized draft animal to remain in the mud, therefore it is a good reason to not attend church. The caveat is (of course) the gate to the paddock had been intentionally left open knowing said animal would go into it's favorite mud-pit.