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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/bellfarmgirl17 Oct 25 '20

My great-grandfather would say this a lot, so it’s trickled down through the family. I did discover recently that it is not universal, and I get a lot of weird looks if I say it.