Things that don't make sense...
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @maniacalmorgan
I've been thinking a lot recently about phrases that we use that make absolutely no sense. I'm not so naive to think that there isn't some legitimate explanation for these phrases, but logically speaking they make no sense. Here's a couple of them
"Sweating like a pig"- Ok, do I really need to be the one to say that pigs don't sweat? We don't use the phrase in a sarcastic sense. If you are sweating profusely, you are sweating like a pig. Rolling around in your own filth to cool yourself off is really what "sweating like a pig" should refer to. And I reserve such actions for when I binge on tequila.
"Piss like a racehorse"- Do racehorses piss any faster than a normal horse? I mean, racehorses obviously are fast animals, but that has nothing to do with their biologic functions. I really am baffled by this one. Someone, somewhere spent far too much time watching racehorses piss.
"All thumbs"- Human being as a species are at the top of the food chain because of our cognitive abilities and opposable thumbs. Our thumbs are the most dexterous phalanges we have on our body. If we had all thumbs, wouldn't that mean we could do some crazy things with our hands? Wouldn't our hands become more dexterous and even more coordinated? Maybe the phrase should be "I'm all toes."
"It's raining cats and dogs"- Really? I've never seen it rain cats and dogs and I'm willing to bet that very few people on Earth ever have. Those that have were probably using some extremely powerful psychedelics. Cats and dogs have nothing to do with how hard it's raining. Did you know hamsters affect the tides? True story.