Where did the phrase 'Put it in your pipe and smoke it' come from? by MPR News published on 2015-03-03T18:19:10Z Full discussion: http://bit.ly/1EKElRf University of Minnesota Etymologist Anatoly Liberman joined MPR News' Kerri Miller March 3, 2015 to take listener questions about words and phrases. One caller asked about the origin of the phrase 'Put it in your pipe and smoke it.' Genre put it in your pipe and smoke it