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Originally Posted by KYHeirloomer  Who was it said that oats were a grain which in England was fed to horses, but in Scotland was served to men; and nowhere did you find better horses or men? |
that was ben johnson, at least the first part - he hated scotland and scots people, though his best friend was scottish. go figure. It's actually his definition of oats in his famous dictionary, the first dictionary of the english language.
I don't know who added the second part, about nowhere being better horses or men - probably his friend, or some other scotsman.