What’s that rattle? Just the skeletons in my closet

by Isabelle Drake

According to Wikipedia, the absolute number one sitefor accurate information, the exact source of the expression ‘skeletons in the closet’ is unknown. It was first noted in use November 1816–not that long ago. Kind of odd, considering there certainlywould’ve beena need for the phrase prior to that. People have been making mistakes they would like to forget for a really, really long time.

To my thinking, each skeleton represents a former piece of you, a part of your earlier l...