With the weekend break between Christmas and New Years here in middle American farm country, it's a sunny 54 degrees this afternoon. Tomorrow, though, there's a high of only 36 predicted, and a low of 9! It reminds me of one of my Grandpa Charlie's favorite sayings: "Don't like the weather in Missouri? Stick around a day or two; it'll change." Another one I heard on an old black and white episode of the Andy Griffith show (but which originated elsewhere, I just don't know where) makes me laugh: "Everybody complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it!"

Call them funny sayings, clichés, or whatever you like, certain words strung together can make us chuckle, smile or even laugh out loud. Here are a few of my favorites:

"Our camping trailer was so small, you couldn't cuss a cat in it without gettin' hair in your teeth." (credit to my father-in-law for that one!)

"Slicker than cat doodle on a linoleum floor."

"Drunker than Cooter Brown"

and from my mother:
"If God made man out of dust, you girls have a whole army under this bed!"
and
"Ok, girls, let's get in here and work like we're fighting snakes."
or "let's work as though we just heard company's coming in 30 minutes."

The list could go on and on. Someone told me recently that I should write a book on all the funny sayings I've heard over the years; maybe I will someday. It would be fun to visit with people in different parts of the country to collect those, wouldn't it?

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