From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 8234 invoked from network); 16 Feb 2022 15:09:47 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 16 Feb 2022 15:09:47 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id F22D59D083; Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:09:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 963DA9D036; Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:08:10 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=cfcl.com header.i=@cfcl.com header.b="lOwycxeR"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E463C9D036; Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:08:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-pj1-f43.google.com (mail-pj1-f43.google.com [209.85.216.43]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 64E0B9D035 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:08:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-pj1-f43.google.com with SMTP id m7so2692484pjk.0 for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:08:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=cfcl.com; s=google; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=tyfXD0uIcQQMADsqwRnYHu3UVz12UT4Ihm3Ydj5/Gbc=; b=lOwycxeRsGwavc7SArPX2ao0yUCqx2LatOfmDImKeaQ9Dx009NyjkeuRvym1j6IWSb AJyu3E7Vsghc79Hrl3kVzbXUi4K85/7DG3nd6ZBZ5v3IxRGluTFd2hQXIk2CwYuoDpCz Vmu5nlfQSttXy+2lePM18sEhGV/5/WxQbSrVq1ZRM85+KnELO5N7ClLHumq9okDWxLrc E4QDYQ21GNzO/3L2ON7cx6qmRM9Ta1kcqrTW7GIbrRXPfz+qZXg7HyX82nbXR0zY0a9J RsgzvbAk93S0uNzvrcjsgKb2x+l/yqXsftvJk20Rh4kS1Wy1Z352wHsQUk5av9ddK51P PSkQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=tyfXD0uIcQQMADsqwRnYHu3UVz12UT4Ihm3Ydj5/Gbc=; b=FFurrkE0OpjGcF2lLLhWOonPPm885Jv1OUHyNdBoM0F7B5SKmNdfifNun0eTYtJjoX qSZeypjia4eF6UkZ3t4HsO5Vi3stTKrMmY851GAi0F4TrdkhyVfgGLsMMKALtUVhikT4 1cTe3vtF4GbKII8nSpfzaSEPgcyNU7g+ANrx+bG4BcPwRq/jYv6BDL+beqtIWgE4tc2U 8njIpOT4qkGUpOgee6wUjDc/s1gxqKmN4pbZ/8M+1BvN6wcSW1ik0YDpb1NTqfi3U2DB Z0tFuTLFwVsnYTPuEtG47M2+4mP7YBtlmShnhDSi9cGiz/2ubT/FrcyB+jqKZ2hXYk5f y3zA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533DhwnZis5owN6uRavo7a4AWFXw4cCz3pD8DCUJVSfvuMTNsegG Sto9fkxD4VFVxXJNKs2xB6krCh8CYvJtiw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz+/oj58DtMB4quaduigqcky1u1ciG/8WFzzuQNFI1299nAa8gbcRqlGujcs6XpPl4S17g/Vw== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:e80e:b0:14d:5b6e:b62c with SMTP id u14-20020a170902e80e00b0014d5b6eb62cmr3375840plg.24.1645024087809; Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:08:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.4.38] (24-113-81-134.wavecable.com. [24.113.81.134]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id g5sm44290501pfv.22.2022.02.16.07.08.07 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:08:07 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.4 \(3608.120.23.2.7\)) From: Rich Morin In-Reply-To: <20220216140519.BB6182111F@orac.inputplus.co.uk> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:08:05 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <0A48E54B-368D-44F2-853B-1106AA28032C@cfcl.com> References: <20220216140519.BB6182111F@orac.inputplus.co.uk> To: TUHS X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3608.120.23.2.7) Subject: Re: [TUHS] Shower of Dogs. X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" > On Feb 16, 2022, at 06:05, Ralph Corderoy = wrote: >=20 > Doug wrote: >> while there were several pilots among us, there was only one shower = of dogs. >=20 > What's a shower of dogs refer to in this context? To understand this, you have to know the American idiom "raining cats = and dogs". A "shower of dogs" is thus a heavy burst of large drops, = which would of course be of concern to a pilot (:-). -r