("Jesis" began as an actual typo, but when I proofread the post, it just seemed to work better than the correct spelling.)
Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
Coffee On My Monitor
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It's the choice to leave it in, see, that's genius.
After all, it does rhyme with Jesus.
Betsy Hanes Perry
My brain is, for no apparent reason, chanting
"I am from NĂºmenor
I'm marching off to fight a war
I don't know what my cock is for ..."
Theodosia in Natter:
New England weather... if you're bored, just wait 15 minutes.
Not to take anything away from the ever-witty Theo, but that's a common expression 'round these parts (New England).
It's also very common in the midwest, esp by the lakes.
...In lots of places. I grew up on "Scottish weather, if it's boring, wait 10 minutes", which might just go to prove that Scottish weather is at least faster than New England weather.
In the Maritimes, it's "wait 5 minutes". We have the schiz-iest weather of all.
It is? I'd never heard it before. Which just goes to show how uneducated I am, I expect.
...In lots of places. I grew up on "Scottish weather, if it's boring, wait 10 minutes", which might just go to prove that Scottish weather is at least faster than New England weather.
It's not uncommon in Melbourne either. The title to the Crowded House song "Four Seasons In One Day" comes from a similar saying.