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Old 01-02-2018, 03:36 PM
 
Location: Old Mother Idaho
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Bring the rain!!
This reminds me of how an old cowboy once described lightning during a summer thunderstorm:

"The Devil is whipping his wife with a silver chain again."
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Old 01-02-2018, 11:50 PM
 
Location: Dessert
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sun while it's raining:
"the devil is beating his wife"

though I usually make it more gender-equitable:
"the devil is beating its spouse"
Last edited by steiconi; 01-03-2018 at 12:02 AM..
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Old 01-02-2018, 11:55 PM
 
Location: Old Mother Idaho
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sun while it's raining:
"the devil is beating his wife"
Dang! That expression sounds like it's ancient!
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Old 01-03-2018, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Old Bellevue, WA
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coxcomb: A vain, conceited, silly fellow.
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Old 01-03-2018, 04:11 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Top That
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Old 01-03-2018, 04:27 PM
 
Location: Bexley, Ohio
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Tickety-boo (or Hunky-Dory )
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Old 01-06-2018, 04:01 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Head Turner
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Old 01-06-2018, 08:03 PM
 
Location: Dessert
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Head Turner
vs. Turner Second Class
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Old 01-07-2018, 08:41 AM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Real cat fight
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Old 01-07-2018, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Fortification
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