tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post1145755095440400219..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: Favorite Sayings, 2Jenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-25035135540037380712012-01-23T03:30:49.426-05:002012-01-23T03:30:49.426-05:00In German, we have the blind squirrel thing with a...In German, we have the blind squirrel thing with a blind chicken finding a grain every now and then (and I actually said that to my boss the other day, but not in a lab meeting). One of the sad things of living abroad is that you forget those expressions -- they come back when I hear my family or friends talk, but by myself I often don't remember them...Ameliehttp://amelies-welt.de/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-627034736441075482012-01-19T16:38:32.951-05:002012-01-19T16:38:32.951-05:00From Dr. S's Alabama-born coworker: "Hot...From Dr. S's Alabama-born coworker: "Hotter'n two rats makin' it in a wool sock." Except I believe the original was ruder.Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-32132114408498893412012-01-18T10:46:55.253-05:002012-01-18T10:46:55.253-05:00i was born in the Northeast (true Yank) and my mot...i was born in the Northeast (true Yank) and my mother's favorite was "slower than molasses in January" which didn't compute to me until I got older (and lived elsewhere!) She also loved "close the door, we don't live in a barn!"Lisa C.noreply@blogger.com