Sardines may have exploded in popularity along with other tinned fish because of how tasty and affordable they are, but sardines also have the wonderful upside of being quite healthy. In world overrun ...
Napoleon canned the first sardines early in the 19th century. (Think, the island of Sardinia, hence the name.) Exactly when the phrase "packed like sardines" became a cliché, however, isn't as clear.
Sometimes life is like packed sardines - it is so narrow to be that you just can't exist. You can try to escape from that situation or try to hide yourself. There is more air to breathe in your own ...