Journal Chacham's Journal: (Humor:) Question: Origin: "Raining cats and dogs" 8
OK, "It's raining cats and dogs." I notice the "dogs" after splashing through some poodles. But where are those ferocious felines?
OK, "It's raining cats and dogs." I notice the "dogs" after splashing through some poodles. But where are those ferocious felines?
Rain Gutters (Score:3)
Re:Rain Gutters (Score:2)
Theres a few stories out there (Score:3)
Houses had thatched roofs -- thick straw -- piled high, with no wood supports underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs, cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
Dutch saying (Score:3, Funny)
I wonder where that saying comes from.
Re:Dutch saying (Score:2)
Houses had thatched roofs -- thick straw -- piled high, with no wood supports underneath. It was the only place for old women to get warm, so all in laws, know-it-all sisters and your wife's friend with the high-pitched whiney voice lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the old women would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining old women."
PUZZLES (Score:1)
then I remembered a radio broadcast on NPR [npr.org] It was about puzzles of all things. On the broadcast [npr.org] a discussion is made about different puzzles. There was a fellow named Will Shortz who is the only individual in
Re:PUZZLES (Score:2)
It's got to be logic puzzles (not charts) that challenge the "normal" way of thinking, or assumed "boundaries".
As for Will SHortz, those are word puzzles. Cute, but hardly what I am lookng for.
Re:PUZZLES (Score:1)