Raining Cats and Dogs
Today it rained very hard. I even posted in my facebook about the intensity of it in some calmer words, " When nothing to do and nowhere to go, the hard rain seems more pleasant than ever" despite frightening thunder sounds outside. We were contemplating some thoughts about rain when I happened to use the phrase, raining cats and dogs. Now I became inquisitive about root of the phrase. It was originally derived from Greek or Latin language. The recorded use, however, dates back to 1651 in Olor Iscanus. British poet Henry Vaughan referred to a roof that was secure against “dogs and cats rained in shower.” One year later, Richard Brome, an English playwright, wrote in his comedy City Witt, “It shall rain dogs and polecats.” More on this can be found at: https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/rainingcats.html https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/rainingcats.html And here is a video depicting some cats and dogs in the deep forest ! :D :)...