The cold snap of last night into this morning made me think of an old expression which is in desperate need of a comeback. It may be blue, it may be folksy, but damnit it is great. It goes as follows:
It's so cold out you can take a leak and lean on it.
I think most people get the point right away. Most of us know what happens to water and water-based fluids in extreme cold. For those who do not know and for those who require greater elaboration that they may envision this scenario, please allow me to paint you a verbal picture.
The imagery implied by the expression is that of a stream of urine traveling downward in an arch-like curvature through air so cold that the liquid is actually frozen mid-stream, thus creating a truly all-natural Golden Arch, the load-bearing capacity of which is sufficient to withstand the weight of the man presently relieving himself.
Bet you never heard anyone describe taking a leak so articulately!
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