Did you ever hear the saying, “That will cost you an arm and a leg”?

Here is a little information on how that phrase came to be:

In George Washington’s days, there were no cameras.  One’s image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George   Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his  back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by   painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by  how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are ‘limbs’,   therefore painting them would cost the buyer more..

Hence the  expression, ‘Okay, but it’ll cost you an arm and a leg.’

(Artists know  hands and arms are more difficult to paint)

Now aren’t you glad our wonderful, sexy stories don’t cost an arm and a leg?