![]() ![]() Once more, no one can say which is true, if either of them. Some go as far as to say that the term actually referenced the slaves themselves.Ī second origin pertains to, yep, you guessed it, pubic lice (nit) and dried fecal reminisce on ass hair (grit). The first popular belief holds that the term originated from British slave ships and references the loose debris that would fill the bottom of these ships. Why the sight of a dead animal on the ground would cause anyone to assume it fell from the heavens, as opposed to just falling over dead the normal way, is anyone's guess. ![]() This would leave some to believe that dead animals were literally falling from the sky. One story says 17th century sewage systems (if the town even had one) were prone to massive flooding, washing out dead dogs and cats that had fallen in. Unfortunately there are so many suggested origins of this one that it's hard to tell if any of them are more than legends mutated by time and people who like to lie. So, we'll just move on and call this a complete lie. Also, this story was popularized by a 1999 chain email that is entirely comprised of rather pungent bullshit. The story goes that the townsfolk would look out their window, see pets falling from the sky, and proclaim it to be "raining cats and dogs." Then they would probably burn a witch or something.Īpparently the saying didn't come about until the 17th century, not the 16th. When an especially rainy day did come along, the animals would either get washed off of the roof or would come leaping down looking for better cover. ![]()
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