So how many times have you heard an expression that totally doesn't make sense to you but you know what it implies? Ok well here are a few. The last one was actually explained to me by Tyson. Thank goodness for his explaination cuz I would've assumed he was being disgusting.
Cloud nine
Another comment: Cloud nine is an easy one. It is of relatively recent origin. The US weather bureau listed the different cloud formations and assigned them numbers. Cumulous clouds are #9.
...description by Milton(?) of nine different levels of heaven where the most pleasant would be at the top say, cloud nine.
Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey
Alan: This saying also has roots in fact in India. The "Monkey" or brass plate to hold cannon balls was used in some on the barracks that were in colder parts of the continent, When the temperature dropped, the contracting metals would cause the pile to fall.
Definition from Lawson Tremellen: On war ships the cannon balls were of iron and the plate they were stacked on beside the cannon was made of brass, the plate was known as a monkey. In extreme cold the two metals would contract differently and the iron balls would fall off the monkey.
Leave me your favorite expression/saying.
Cloud nine
Another comment: Cloud nine is an easy one. It is of relatively recent origin. The US weather bureau listed the different cloud formations and assigned them numbers. Cumulous clouds are #9.
...description by Milton(?) of nine different levels of heaven where the most pleasant would be at the top say, cloud nine.
Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey
Alan: This saying also has roots in fact in India. The "Monkey" or brass plate to hold cannon balls was used in some on the barracks that were in colder parts of the continent, When the temperature dropped, the contracting metals would cause the pile to fall.
Definition from Lawson Tremellen: On war ships the cannon balls were of iron and the plate they were stacked on beside the cannon was made of brass, the plate was known as a monkey. In extreme cold the two metals would contract differently and the iron balls would fall off the monkey.
Leave me your favorite expression/saying.
Music of the day:
Motown Never Sounded So Good- Less than Jake(real/windows)
Tougher Than It Is- Cake(real/windows)
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