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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 :)...

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Writer, Conjuring the blog for the evening ! In a relaxed mood कति दु:ख गरेर उसले समय निकालेको थि यो   । घाम विहानदेखि नै चर्किएका थिए । बाइकमा तेलको जोहो पनि गरेकै हो । उसले आमा सँ ग  अलिकति खर्च पनि मागेकै हो । उता समयमै गर्लफ्रेन्डलाई खबर पनि गरेकै हो । तर फसाद त्यतिबेला परिदियो जब उसको बाइक स्टार्ट नै भएन । लात्ताले रिसा उँ दै  बजाऱ्यो ।  तर बाइक मानेन ।  रिसा उँ दै  र रन्फनिदै ऊ निस्कियो । Old Buspark, Kathmandu in New location सहरको व्यस्तताबाट चुस्स टाइम निकालेको थियो । तर भाग्यमा नेगेटिभ लेखिएको थियो   सायद ।  उसकी प्रियसी आत्तिसकेकी थिई । तारन्तार फोन गरी , " ए   स्वाँ ठ क हाँ   छौ   हँ   ?"  रिसा उँ दा ऊ यसरी   स्वाँ ठ  नै भन्थी । तर चित्त दुखाउन छोडेको थियो उसले , कारण दुइटा थि ए  -    एक त पहिलाकी गर्लफ्रेन्डभन्दा यो विछट्ट राम्री थिई , दोस्रो कुरा उसको काठमान्डौम...