"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Friday 25 December 2009

When fish ride bicycles



Just as the phrase ‘Pigs will fly’ is used to indicate an unlikely event, the phrase ‘When fish ride bicycles’ is also sometimes used for the same purpose.


I am was amused to find on the Internet a statue depicting this saying.

1 comment:

  1. As a Piscean fish, I loved this photo; particularly since I never mastered the art of riding a bicycle!

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