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    Why does it rain cats and dogs? Why not ostriches and yacks?

    Question #38641. Asked by Hamlet.. (Sep 10 03 2:34 PM)


    fosse4

    		Because the cat and the dog were attendants of Odin the storm god
    see under Rain in Brewers
    http://kenji.chungnam.ac.kr/my/references/phrase/data/1035.html

    Sep 10 03, 2:38 PM

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