The Picard ManeuverM to Lemmy [email protected] • 11 months agoWhat is wrong with some of you?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1476arrow-down122
arrow-up1454arrow-down1imageWhat is wrong with some of you?lemmy.worldThe Picard ManeuverM to Lemmy [email protected] • 11 months agomessage-square102fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink19•edit-211 months agoFunny, but we use the same thing about the Devil beating his wife in Romania as well. At least in Transylvania we do. It’s surprising to see this being used in the US as well. I wonder where it originated from. Apparently the first time this was used was in France 1703. More info here: https://www.theidioms.com/the-devil-is-beating-his-wife/
minus-square@Corkyskoglink7•11 months agoThat’s interesting… because those green areas are all old French settlements.
Funny, but we use the same thing about the Devil beating his wife in Romania as well. At least in Transylvania we do. It’s surprising to see this being used in the US as well. I wonder where it originated from.
Apparently the first time this was used was in France 1703. More info here: https://www.theidioms.com/the-devil-is-beating-his-wife/
That’s interesting… because those green areas are all old French settlements.