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Do cats have nine lives?

PoC avatarPosted on October 26, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 26, 2020

Of course they don’t. It’s just a saying based on the fact that cats are very good at surviving because of their sharp senses and agility. Cats are also good at getting into trouble because of their inquisitiveness so they … Continue reading →

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Why is the word “cat” in the phrase “fat cat”?

PoC avatarPosted on October 3, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 3, 2020

The “cat” in “fat cat” is there because the saying rhymes and because “dog” does not conjure up the required image in one’s imagination.

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“Care will kill a cat” – Ben Jonson

PoC avatarPosted on September 22, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 22, 2020

Ben Jonson is in the news today! On this day, 22nd September, in 1598, the English playwright Ben Jonson was charged with the killing of an actor in a duel. He was acquitted after reciting a Bible verse. He shot … Continue reading →

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Don’t “let the cat out of the bag” saying used in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case against Virginia Giuffre

PoC avatarPosted on August 21, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 21, 2020

The 18th-century phrase “he let the cat out of the bag” was used very recently by Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers in their efforts to convince a judge to block the release of documents which contained “intimate, sensitive and personal” information about … Continue reading →

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Why do cats have nine lives and dogs don’t?

PoC avatarPosted on May 10, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 10, 2020

Cats don’t have nine lives and neither do dogs. Obviously they both have one life unless you believe in and include the afterlife or reincarnation which I am not doing here. “A cat has nine lives’ is simply a saying … Continue reading →

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Why is it bad luck for a black cat to cross your path (origin)

PoC avatarPosted on May 2, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 2, 2020

Witchcraft is the origin of the long held belief in many countries and cultures that black cats bring bad luck if they cross your path. Confusingly the opposite belief – that they bring good luck – is also a superstition … Continue reading →

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‘Raining cats and dogs’ – origin of the saying

PoC avatarPosted on December 8, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 9, 2019

This post is all about the origin of “raining cats and dogs”. That really is all the post can be about other than its meaning. So for people whose first language is not English, this phrase means “it is raining … Continue reading →

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Origin of no room to swing a cat

PoC avatarPosted on December 3, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 3, 2019

This phrase means no room to swing a cat-o’-nine-tails, the whip used to punish British sailors and soldiers from the 17th century until it was outlawed in 1881. The cramped quarters below deck on ship prevented the use of this … Continue reading →

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“I associate a person having a cat with them being gentler than other people”

PoC avatarPosted on November 26, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 26, 2019

The words in the title were said by Sir Kingsley Amis (1922-1995). Sir Kingsley Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels and six volumes of poetry and a lot more besides. Also, … Continue reading →

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The difference between ‘ailurophobe’ and ‘cat hater’

PoC avatarPosted on September 5, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 5, 2019

There is an important difference between the meaning of the word ‘ailurophobe’ and the phrase ‘cat hater’. Some people believe that they are interchangeable. Strictly speaking this is incorrect. True ailurophobes (such a Napoleon) have a cat phobia – a … Continue reading →

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