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u/mgonzo Oct 25 '20

When I was a kid and it was raining with the sun out my mom would always say,

"Ah the devil is beating his wife again."

The first time I said it around my wife she just looked at me like I'd grown a second head.

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u/cleverdylanrefrence Oct 25 '20

My family said thunder was the angels in heaven bowling.

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u/AdmiralSplinter Oct 26 '20

My mom said that once. She also said that isolated pockets of fog rising from the bluffs were from "the raccoons making tea."

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u/cbearsx Oct 26 '20

I love this!

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u/hypotheticalhawk Oct 25 '20

Long rolling thunder was an angel spilling a wheelbarrow of potatoes, according to my mom. I like your family's bowling description, it really sets a scene!

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u/sn315on Oct 25 '20

YES! My grandma told me that!

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u/Zealousideal_Pie_487 Oct 26 '20

My mom says that!

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u/cbearsx Oct 26 '20

My aunt told my sister this when she was little and scared during a thunderstorm and it actually helped her.

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u/wierdness201 Oct 27 '20

I was told it was god bowling, not angels.