@vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 11 months agoWhat is an iconic catchphrase from your grandparents?message-square145fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down13
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minus-square@NeedingvsGetting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink17•edit-211 months 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-square@guleblanc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•11 months agoApparently the British say “Just enough blue to patch a Dutchman’s trousers.” Tom Lewis wrote a song with that title.
minus-square@NeedingvsGetting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•11 months 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!