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When the cows are lying down...

Posted by David FG on April 18, 2009 at 06:52

In Reply to: When the cows are lying down... posted by Victoria S Dennis on April 17, 2009 at 22:16:

: : Where did the expression "When the cows are lying down, it means it is going to rain" come from?

: From the belief (widespread in Britain) that cows lie down if they sense rain on the way. (VSD)

Widespread, but wrong.

DFG

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