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Post by mattyd2 on May 5, 2021 9:46:50 GMT
We all use terms like Raining Cats & Dogs and Good Weather for Ducks and the likes.
But this girl at work from South Africa came out with a pearler yesterday.
When the sun is shining but it's pissing it down, they say " It's a good day for a Monkey's Wedding"
Anyone else ever heard this.
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Post by crapslinger on May 5, 2021 9:50:50 GMT
It's black over Bill's mothers  |
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Post by somersetstokie on May 5, 2021 11:09:40 GMT
"There's enough Blue to make a Sailor's Collar", meaning it should brighten up later.
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Post by marylandstoke on May 5, 2021 11:48:12 GMT
Of course
Red sky at night Shepherds*Delight
Red sky in the morning..
Shepherds house is on fire
*Have heard sailors muscle in on this one too.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 11:58:47 GMT
My dear old mum used to say “Clear Moon, frost soon". I've never heard it anywhere else.
Another one I've heard is "It's too cold to snow".
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Post by felonious on May 5, 2021 12:43:45 GMT
I listened to a meteorologist over the weekend who specialised in local climate factors, etc and he was asked if it was a sign of bad weather when the cows lay down. He said that during bad weather the would go to the side of the field where the bad weather was coming from in order to get the maximum shelter. Low and behold that's exactly what I noticed them doing in the foul weather yesterday.
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Post by JoeinOz on May 5, 2021 13:10:24 GMT
Puthery
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Post by mattyd2 on May 5, 2021 13:32:23 GMT
That's a great one Joe, and I believe its a Stoke word. |
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Post by somersetstokie on May 5, 2021 13:44:20 GMT
Cast not a clout till May is out.
This effectively means proceed with caution until the season progresses into Summer. Interpretations vary according to region or area, and can be either taken to mean, wait until the Month of May has past before you might expect settled clement weather, or alternatively make your plans in relation to the appearance of the May Blossom.
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Post by farnborostokie63 on May 5, 2021 14:22:19 GMT
its pissing down again
normally when I'm on holiday
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Post by marylandstoke on May 5, 2021 14:40:14 GMT
its pissing down again normally when I'm on holiday Along the lines of ‘It only rained twice on our week in Wales, the first time for four days and the second for three’ |
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Post by lawrieleslie on May 5, 2021 16:09:19 GMT
Here in Devon we have an Annual Rain Festival from 1st Jan til 31st Dec.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 16:19:10 GMT
Here in Devon we have an Annual Rain Festival from 1st Jan til 31st Dec. My mum used to be a nurse in Exeter many years ago - she said one of the common sayings was "Come to sunny Devon, where it rains 6 days out of 7". Don't know if it's still in use down there. |
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Post by marylandstoke on May 5, 2021 17:24:33 GMT
Best said as cocking a weather eye to the sky’s.
It’ll either rain or get dark before morning.
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Post by elystokie on May 5, 2021 17:28:30 GMT
"It's Hotter than Barbados!" Not a saying but a headline I saw on the front page of the Sun newspaper 3 days into our holiday in Barbados  |
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Post by werrington on May 5, 2021 17:47:00 GMT
It's black over Bill's mothers Bills mother wished 😁 |
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Post by salopstick on May 5, 2021 18:39:22 GMT
March winds
In like a lion out like a lamb
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Post by PotterLog on May 5, 2021 18:46:36 GMT
I listened to a meteorologist over the weekend who specialised in local climate factors, etc and he was asked if it was a sign of bad weather when the cows lay down. He said that during bad weather the would go to the side of the field where the bad weather was coming from in order to get the maximum shelter. **Low and behold** that's exactly what I noticed them doing in the foul weather yesterday. Big fan of this very subtle pun |
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Post by zerps on May 5, 2021 18:48:31 GMT
Brass Monkeys
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Post by PotterLog on May 5, 2021 18:50:06 GMT
Urban myth about trays holding cannonballs incoming..... |
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Post by zerps on May 5, 2021 19:01:29 GMT
Urban myth about trays holding cannonballs incoming..... Say what? |
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Post by mattyd2 on May 5, 2021 19:12:25 GMT
Urban myth about trays holding cannonballs incoming..... Not sure it's a myth. To do with steel and brass contracting at different rates . |
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Post by cerebralstokie on May 5, 2021 20:46:57 GMT
One or two old sayings
A cold April
The Barn will fill
If Candlemas be fair and clear
There'l be twa winters in the year (Old Scottish)
When the wind is in the east
Tis good for neither man nor beast.
From Portugal
From Spain comes neither good wind nor good marriage
Also Alexander Buchan, a 19th century Scottish meteorologist identified times of the year which were often unusually cold or warm. They were known as Buchan's cold and warm spells. One such was also known as "St. Luke's little summer" either side of St. Luke's Day (October 15th)
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Post by pretzel on May 6, 2021 3:39:43 GMT
Don't know if this was unique to my Mum but she'd always describe heavy rain as 'it's coming down in stair rods'
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Post by farnborostokie63 on May 6, 2021 6:38:42 GMT
Don't know if this was unique to my Mum but she'd always describe heavy rain as 'it's coming down in stair rods' my mum said the same, I still do when it's raining hard |
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Post by somersetstokie on May 6, 2021 8:18:26 GMT
Some sayings are often quite practical, and work out more times than not.
"Rain before 7, fine by 11."
In the country. "Three Frosts then rain" (3 frosty mornings then a wet one.)
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Post by Northy on May 6, 2021 13:59:04 GMT
Here in Devon we have an Annual Rain Festival from 1st Jan til 31st Dec. I stopped in a cafe in Launceston once on the way to Cornwall with the tribe, a local said 'enjoy your holiday, it's 5'C warmer but 15 inches deeper here' |
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Post by raythesailor on May 6, 2021 14:48:16 GMT
Urban myth about trays holding cannonballs incoming..... Not sure it's a myth. To do with steel and brass contracting at different rates . The monkeys, as in “Little Monkeys” were young boys (literally children) used aboard warships in battle to carry shot and powder from the safety of below decks to the gunners. Tough life in those days. If anybody as not done so I recommend a day out at the Maritime Museum in Portsmouth. HMS Victory and the other ships are fascinating. |
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Post by elystokie on May 6, 2021 15:28:56 GMT
Not sure it's a myth. To do with steel and brass contracting at different rates . The monkeys, as in “Little Monkeys” were young boys (literally children) used aboard warships in battle to carry shot and powder from the safety of below decks to the gunners. Tough life in those days. If anybody as not done so I recommend a day out at the Maritime Museum in Portsmouth. HMS Victory and the other ships are fascinating. Where does the brass come into it in that scenario? I've always thought it was to do with cannonballs and the brass holding frame (monkey) as mattyd says, contracting at different rates. I'm interested in other theories and happy to be corrected tho. |
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Post by PotterLog on May 6, 2021 16:48:32 GMT
The monkeys, as in “Little Monkeys” were young boys (literally children) used aboard warships in battle to carry shot and powder from the safety of below decks to the gunners. Tough life in those days. If anybody as not done so I recommend a day out at the Maritime Museum in Portsmouth. HMS Victory and the other ships are fascinating. Where does the brass come into it in that scenario? I've always thought it was to do with cannonballs and the brass holding frame (monkey) as mattyd says, contracting at different rates. I'm interested in other theories and happy to be corrected tho. There’s no etymological evidence for it whatsoever, plus it’s riddled with inaccuracies and inconsistencies - the cannonballs weren’t stored in that way, nor were they routinely referred to as “balls”, the things they were stored on weren’t called “monkeys”, or made of brass, the contraction rate would be nowhere near enough to make such a difference to the storage system... etc. Plus then that offers no explanation for the conspicuously suggestive image conjured up by the phrase, which makes far more sense if it’s just a literal reference to a brass statuette of a monkey or something. “Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey” makes perfect (amusing) sense on its own without the contrived back story. It’s definitely a myth 🙂🙊 |
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