41. SIX OF ONE, HALF-DOZEN OF THE OTHER
(about the same, so it really doesn’t matter)
42=
=2E HEARD IT ON THE GRAPEVINE
(unofficial go=
ssip or rumor, not from telegraph or telephone line but over the backyard f=
ence)
43. CAN’T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW’S EAR
(unable to turn something ugly or inferior into something =
attractive or of value)
44. LOOKS LIKE A DROWNED RAT
(very wet and miserable, caught in heavy rain without protective gear; i=
magery of phrase translated from Latin 2000 years ago)
45. SHE’S AS CUTE AS=
A BUTTON
(pretty in a dainty way, but origi=
nally “cute” meant clever/smart as buttons were an ingenious in=
vention)
46. SLEEP LIKE A BABY
(when asleep, baby =
is quiet and oblivious to any distraction; at 76 I sleep like a baby –=
; toss and turn, crying, hungry every few hours, soil diapers)
47. THEY LIVE SO F=
AR AWAY THEY GET THEIR SUNSHINE PUMPED IN
(f=
rom deep valleys/hollows of Appalachia, referring to someone who lives way =
out from the main city)
48. TAKE A PUNCH
(able to =
handle difficult situations, especially involving physical suffering, injur=
y, or loss)
49. YOU MAKE A BETTER DOOR THAN WINDOW
(when someone obstructs your view due to thoughtlessness, this is a tactf=
ul way to ask them to move aside)
 =
;
50. IT AIN’T OVER TIL THE FAT LADY SINGS
(should not presume to know the outcome of a=
n event which is still in progress, even if near its conclusion and fate se=
ems irreversible – like final aria in opera)
It’s been fun to reminis=
ce. I could keep doing this “TILL THE COWS COME HOME” but move =
on to other humor next week.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected]=
www.grif.net
"Jesus Know=
s Me, This I Love!"
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