http://hootingyard.org/archives/807 A Website by Frank Key Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:47:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://hootingyard.org/archives/807/comment-page-1#comment-5059 Fitzmaurice Trenery Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:26:08 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=807#comment-5059 I suggest introducing variety to the proceedings (not to mention avoiding waste) by using the same cat for the demonstration of other proverbs, metaphors, and figures of speech. To wit: "Let us not upset the apple cat" (Cat to be balanced upon a Bramley apple, or vice versa) "Like a cat upon a hot tin Ruth" (Cat to be balanced upon a tin toy Ruth Kelly automaton) "There is more than one way to skim a cat" (Cat to be conveyed sideways across the surface of a tub of water) "A cat has nine limes" (9 limes to be attached to the cat by means of fruiterer's adhesive) I suggest introducing variety to the proceedings (not to mention avoiding waste) by using the same cat for the demonstration of other proverbs, metaphors, and figures of speech. To wit:
“Let us not upset the apple cat”
(Cat to be balanced upon a Bramley apple, or vice versa)
“Like a cat upon a hot tin Ruth”
(Cat to be balanced upon a tin toy Ruth Kelly automaton)
“There is more than one way to skim a cat”
(Cat to be conveyed sideways across the surface of a tub of water)
“A cat has nine limes”
(9 limes to be attached to the cat by means of fruiterer’s adhesive)

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