tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post939194736021579030..comments2023-10-31T09:21:18.317-04:00Comments on wonders never cease: It's Raining...Men?Rebecca Ramseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-88882890051721243132009-09-19T22:00:21.815-04:002009-09-19T22:00:21.815-04:00Idioms are fun and strange and head scratching. T...Idioms are fun and strange and head scratching. Thanks for sharing a few that brought me a smile.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-84303237300029049032009-09-19T08:43:21.145-04:002009-09-19T08:43:21.145-04:00Jaxpop, a little old lady in a mill village told m...Jaxpop, a little old lady in a mill village told me about a time long ago when it rained frogs, and I couldn't tell if she was pulling my leg or not! Such a strange phenomenon! Weird. I'd love to hear more about that.Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-12933279998255953592009-09-18T23:42:27.431-04:002009-09-18T23:42:27.431-04:00I know you said don't ask - but I want to hear...I know you said don't ask - but I want to hear about the frogs. We get 'em down here when it rains - bright green, thumb sized. Then the birds eat them. <br /><br />My grandparents had lots of expressions - can't repeat them. (I can't believe they said stuff like that!) <br /><br />Funny post - except for white cabbage. Cabbage - blech...David Ebrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037059701518103541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-52283008843927495842009-09-18T20:16:12.154-04:002009-09-18T20:16:12.154-04:00I love these!!!
My fave goofy translated expressi...I love these!!!<br /><br />My fave goofy translated expression is the French for "Let us return to our sheep" as in 'back to the subject at hand' <br /><br />:)Lorahttp://litdiva.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-35603308609680748512009-09-18T19:59:20.095-04:002009-09-18T19:59:20.095-04:00A few of my favorite idioms in Spanish include:
H...A few of my favorite idioms in Spanish include:<br /><br />Hechar la casa por la ventana -- to throw the house out the window or to go all out for something<br /><br />Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda -- even though the monkey dresses herself up in silk, she's still a monkey or you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.<br /><br />And my all-time favorite:<br />La carne de burro no es transparente -- the flesh of a burro isn't transparent -- down in front or you make a better door than a window.A Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155962941590663738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-88435011141478961632009-09-18T16:14:47.314-04:002009-09-18T16:14:47.314-04:00I remember that film Magnolia...frogs from the sky...I remember that film Magnolia...frogs from the sky. *shiver*<br />I love idioms!! And I LOVE your blog! Always a treat!<br />Love,<br />SueSusie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878113034866113803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-32485494426051316802009-09-18T14:24:54.114-04:002009-09-18T14:24:54.114-04:00How could you leave out: Il pleut comme vache qui ...How could you leave out: Il pleut comme vache qui pisse!<br />(French for, It's raining like a cow pissing)<br />One of the few things I remember from 7th grade French class!Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-9752508452002654852009-09-18T13:55:22.842-04:002009-09-18T13:55:22.842-04:00Love idioms! There's a whole dictionary of Eng...Love idioms! There's a whole dictionary of English idioms and their histories. I spent way too many hours reading that baby, but I never thought to go find one for OTHER languages. I'm doomed now.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-62807570958865818262009-09-17T20:48:29.445-04:002009-09-17T20:48:29.445-04:00Who knew?! Fun post!Who knew?! Fun post!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-47102503277510802172009-09-17T16:42:53.165-04:002009-09-17T16:42:53.165-04:00Ew, Ronnie! I'm officially freaked out now!
Bu...Ew, Ronnie! I'm officially freaked out now!<br />But thanks!Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-79124580176197297762009-09-17T16:14:32.998-04:002009-09-17T16:14:32.998-04:00This reminded me of a really strange movie called ...This reminded me of a really strange movie called Magnolia. There was a rather lengthy and astounding scene in it where frogs rained from the sky. So, here it is, on YouTube!<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sWJuQD0cL8Ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170604990646150200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-1046661124105192582009-09-17T15:33:46.274-04:002009-09-17T15:33:46.274-04:00Andylynne, I'm so glad you're here. Thanks...Andylynne, I'm so glad you're here. Thanks for delurking!Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-90139267124818583412009-09-17T14:59:36.064-04:002009-09-17T14:59:36.064-04:00I love your blog, and read it all the time. Just l...I love your blog, and read it all the time. Just lurk but the ax photo made me laugh. Who thought of that for a sculpture :) Natalies<br />right they must get some heavy rains not to mention dangerous. Thanks for sparking my imagination.Andylynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634072460146378411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-346729983557057772009-09-17T13:47:32.935-04:002009-09-17T13:47:32.935-04:00whoops...that's me!whoops...that's me!Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-11074841006325644942009-09-17T13:46:50.039-04:002009-09-17T13:46:50.039-04:00Adrienne, you've made me so curious!Adrienne, you've made me so curious!Chief Warden of Tanner the Slobber Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530221682147565691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-63330130324051170062009-09-17T12:42:28.709-04:002009-09-17T12:42:28.709-04:00What fun idioms. I love press on the mushroom!
My ...What fun idioms. I love press on the mushroom!<br />My Dad's favorite expression for a hard rain wasn't quite as charming as these...Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-1648426767755478242009-09-17T00:05:49.502-04:002009-09-17T00:05:49.502-04:00LOVED THIS! In the South we say, The Devil's b...LOVED THIS! In the South we say, The Devil's beating his wife with a frying pan, when it rains and the sun is out. Much like the Eskimos who have hundreds of words for snow, we have hundreds of words for rain.<br /><br />She-trolls has to be the best.May Vanderbilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289249781773911906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-38059619644827160232009-09-16T23:16:20.962-04:002009-09-16T23:16:20.962-04:00Haha! This reminds me why I enjoy reading your pos...Haha! This reminds me why I enjoy reading your posts. I get caught up in the same sorts of things linguistically that you do. Fun idioms. <br /><br />I love that frog raining picture. When it would rain really heavy out my mother would call it a "toad frog strangle." I would reckon that's pretty southern.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-55408926055203751672009-09-16T16:40:52.965-04:002009-09-16T16:40:52.965-04:00I can't tell you how many times I have made wh...I can't tell you how many times I have made white cabbage lately, I guess I'm getting old.Linda Summerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131029811348628820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-44015355824678083132009-09-16T13:18:15.310-04:002009-09-16T13:18:15.310-04:00How crazy! Wheelbarrows?
Love that song--I have i...How crazy! Wheelbarrows?<br />Love that song--I have it on my ipod--I listen to it during my 3 mile runs--disco helps me smile in the WORST of times:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-43262714264152346242009-09-16T10:29:32.857-04:002009-09-16T10:29:32.857-04:00When I was about 4 or 5 years old, we had a rain s...When I was about 4 or 5 years old, we had a rain storm and there were tiny frogs everywhere. I remember seeing them on the ground, but no one actually saw them fall. I tried to watch your video, but it was too much, even for an 80's lover like me. Fun post, as always. Thanks for doing our leg work for us and keeping us so "in the know". SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293768327215520595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-58038380971335993422009-09-16T09:13:25.601-04:002009-09-16T09:13:25.601-04:00Those are strange... axes, wheelbarrows?! They ge...Those are strange... axes, wheelbarrows?! They get some HARD rain I guess.<br />I love that you bring these things together for us.Natalie, the Chickenbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424213130274740719noreply@blogger.com