vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhat is an iconic catchphrase from your grandparents?message-squaremessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down13
arrow-up1187arrow-down1message-squareWhat is an iconic catchphrase from your grandparents?vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-squareNeedingvsGetting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-22 years ago“There’s not enough blue to make a cat a pair of pants!” From my southern grandmother, when she’d spot a break in the clouds on an overcast day
minus-squareguleblanc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoApparently the British say “Just enough blue to patch a Dutchman’s trousers.” Tom Lewis wrote a song with that title.
minus-squareNeedingvsGetting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI’ve heard a couple of variations, but that’s a new one for me! I love it!
“There’s not enough blue to make a cat a pair of pants!”
From my southern grandmother, when she’d spot a break in the clouds on an overcast day
Apparently the British say “Just enough blue to patch a Dutchman’s trousers.” Tom Lewis wrote a song with that title.
I’ve heard a couple of variations, but that’s a new one for me! I love it!