Comments on: The Cat’s Pajamas http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-cats-pajamas/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Lana http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-cats-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-119522 Lana Wed, 13 May 2009 18:48:40 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2183#comment-119522 As to "rain cats and dogs", here is what I heard: long time ago houses had no roofs. Once, when a tornado struck, it lifted small animals, such as dogs and cats, and deposited them in other places, dropping them from the sky as a rain everywhere, including through the roofless tops of homes. Hence is an expression...when it rains hard. As to “rain cats and dogs”, here is what I heard: long time ago houses had no roofs. Once, when a tornado struck, it lifted small animals, such as dogs and cats, and deposited them in other places, dropping them from the sky as a rain everywhere, including through the roofless tops of homes. Hence is an expression…when it rains hard.

]]> By: Aaarti http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-cats-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-119164 Aaarti Tue, 12 May 2009 04:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2183#comment-119164 Wow, this was super cool post!!! :) Wow, this was super cool post!!! :)

]]> By: Armand De Cesare http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-cats-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-119062 Armand De Cesare Mon, 11 May 2009 18:51:27 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2183#comment-119062 With reference to "having no room to swing a cat"... I recall another related term we used in the navy: "a cat o' nine tails" because it had, as pointed out in the description, nine "thongs." "Thongs," it seems to me seems a little tame considering their function. With reference to “having no room to swing a cat”… I recall another related term we used in the navy: “a cat o’ nine tails” because it had, as pointed out in the description, nine “thongs.” “Thongs,” it seems to me seems a little tame considering their function.

]]> By: Al G. http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-cats-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-119046 Al G. Mon, 11 May 2009 16:31:01 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2183#comment-119046 This may be a tad off the subject but I'm reminded of Huckleberry Finn's description of how to use a dead cat to get rid of warts: "Why, you take your cat and go and get in the graveyard 'long about midnight when somebody that was wicked has been buried; and when it's midnight a devil will come, or maybe two or three, but you can't see 'em, you can only hear something like the wind, or maybe hear 'em talk; and when they're taking that feller away, you heave your cat after 'em and say, 'Devil follow corpse, cat follow devil, warts follow cat, I'm done with ye!' That'll fetch any wart." This was followed by the explanation that you can do this on Monday when a bad man died on Saturday, because the witches' charms wouldn't work until midnight and then it was Sunday, and "Devils don't slosh around much of a Sunday, I don't reckon." But that's way off topic - This may be a tad off the subject but I’m reminded of Huckleberry Finn’s description of how to use a dead cat to get rid of warts:

“Why, you take your cat and go and get in the graveyard ‘long about midnight when somebody that was wicked has been buried; and when it’s midnight a devil will come, or maybe two or three, but you can’t see ‘em, you can only hear something like the wind, or maybe hear ‘em talk; and when they’re taking that feller away, you heave your cat after ‘em and say, ‘Devil follow corpse, cat follow devil, warts follow cat, I’m done with ye!’ That’ll fetch any wart.”

This was followed by the explanation that you can do this on Monday when a bad man died on Saturday, because the witches’ charms wouldn’t work until midnight and then it was Sunday, and “Devils don’t slosh around much of a Sunday, I don’t reckon.”

But that’s way off topic -

]]> By: Charlie http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-cats-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-119021 Charlie Mon, 11 May 2009 14:50:36 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2183#comment-119021 'no room to swing a cat' The cat was the thonged whip - cat o' nine tails. Then there is - cat's meow - really top of the line cat's paw - the fall guy who doesn't know he is fat cat - the guy with all the goods, money cat's eye - gem stone copy cat - one who mimics another - this is just the tip of the list, eh? ‘no room to swing a cat’ The cat was the thonged whip – cat o’ nine tails. Then there is –
cat’s meow – really top of the line
cat’s paw – the fall guy who doesn’t know he is
fat cat – the guy with all the goods, money
cat’s eye – gem stone
copy cat – one who mimics another
- this is just the tip of the list, eh?

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