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Old Cliche's in the Rain...A Sight for Sore Eyes

Can you guess what this is at Canyon Lake Texas? Old Cliche's in the Rain...A Sight for Sore Eyes

Old Cliché's

Raining, Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks

Raining Fish and Frogs

Raining Dogs and Cats

Raining Toad Stranglers

Raining by the Bucket

Look what we woke up to this morning at Canyon Lake, Texas

Old Cliche's in the Rain...A Sight for Sore Eyes

Get out the rain barrel, bucket and jug it's time to catch the Rain. Rain water is good for watering houseplants, collect for lawn watering, and MAYBE, JUST MAYBER THE DROUGHT IS OVER.

i'M on my way to my Home Inspection and I'll be playing in the Rain at Canyon Lake, New Braunfels and Comal County Texas

Have a Great Day!

Carl Winters, Advanced Inspector, #3630.Certified by Texas Real Estate Commission

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Posted by Carl & Ceil Winters Texas Hill Country Home Inspector on 09/22/2009 08:05 AM

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11 Comments on Old Cliche's in the Rain...A Sight for Sore Eyes

SEP

Glad to hear it's raining somewhere in Texas. Send some of it to West Texas, too!

Never heard of it raining fishes and frogs, I must have been hiding under a rock for awhile!

OK, I never got the "raining cats and dogs" thing. Does anyone know it's origin?

Beverly it may just be the area where we live. We live at Canyon Lake and many of the old timers say some of these Cliche's. (Ceil)

Jeff I was raised in Florida and my grandmother always used that expression, no telling where that old "conch" got it from. That's what they call themself in Key West - "conch". It's strange how we hear some of these words and think others are just as familiar.(Ceil)

Everyone feel free to share some of your own Cliche's.

Howdy there Carl and Ceil

Sure am glad to hear about the Canyon Lake area, is geting some of that much need rain for your area.

I used blue for my comment, in celebration of the rain, my friends are geting today.

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Howdy there Jeff, nice to meet ya!

Actually the say-en raining cats and dogs, there are many explanations for this here phrase. The one that I like the most, sayes that cats were at one time thought to have influence over storms, especially by sailors, and that dogs were symbols of storms, often accompanying images and descriptions of the Norse storm god Odin. So when particularly violent tempest appearded, folks suggested it was caused by cats, bringing the rain and dogs brought the wind on.

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Hello Dale thanks for stopping by Carl's blog and for answering Jeff's questions. I don't know how in the world we would get along without all your help. Everytime it rains I'll know the meaning of "Raining Cat's and Dog's) (Ceil)

Howdy there Ceil and Carl

Its always a pleasure to visit, the blog posts y'all write and post in the comment.

That one there is just one of many, theres even one explanation of the phrase, that has to do with mythology.

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My daughter is taking mythology I will pass this on!

Tracy seems it would be interesting to know a little more about some of these Cliche's; we say them and never really think much where and how they got started.

SEP

I'm glad to hear you're getting some much needed rain. Just don't get too much!

Georgina thanks for the good wishes. It has been a nice slow rain, exactly what we need. We have been drought stricken for so long a hard pelting rain would run off too quickly. Nature is wonderful and comes just in the nick of time.

OCT

The only cliché I'm familiar with out of those you listed is "raining cats and dogs." Might have to find out where that came from. Here I come, Google.

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