C'est possible

The phrase is supposed to have originated in England in the 17th century when city streets were filthy and heavy rain would occasionally carry along dead animals.

The idea that seeing dead cats and dogs floating by in storms would cause people to coin this phrase is just about believable. People may not have actually thought the animals had come from the sky, but might have made up the phrase to suit the occasion.

Posted By: malkybarkid on June 15th 2007 at 16:32:50

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We've been fucking flooded - I've got a brazilian litres of water in my cellar (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 16:09:23
- Jim Nasium: "oops" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 15, 16:10:55
- That's what happens when you buy on a floodplain (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jun 15, 16:10:28
  - Thass just it - we int on a flood plain - we're in hilly sheffield. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 16:12:16
    - I was thinking only the other day (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 15, 16:16:01
      - I *do* agree with the scientists, but am aware enough that my driving a big car (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 16:19:00
        
        mmm. Prob shouldn't get into this on a Friday afternoon, but.... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 15, 16:22:19
        
        Do you really think households will make the difference? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 16:24:16
        
        in the end there are only households (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 15, 16:27:21
        
        I've just had a reply from the government about EoM's Banbadbulbs e-petition (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jun 15, 16:26:55
  - *malpeabarkid* (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 15, 16:12:08
    - idiot (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jun 15, 16:14:10
      - that was a bit angry. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 15, 16:28:41
    - The current of the river took the kid's trousers and one shoe (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 16:14:08
      - double bearder!!! (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jun 15, 16:14:39
        
        No, you're right - many beards. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 16:16:55
        
        I meant your post about the kid, not your situation. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jun 15, 16:19:55
        
        No - I meant that too. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 16:22:31
        
        Was there floaty wine bottles or just old prams and wood? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jun 15, 16:28:59
        
        Much wood, floating petrol can (empty) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 16:36:13
        
        Or floaty dead cats & dogs? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 15, 16:31:13
        
        C'est possible (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jun 15, 16:32:50
        
        Ah, centuries old British wit (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 15, 16:36:59
- dramatist. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jun 15, 16:10:04
  - I'm on the telly. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 16:14:54
    - linkage? (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jun 15, 16:21:54

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