2006-10-02 07:54:58 · 7 answers · asked by Paris Hilton 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It's an expression, from the days when people lived in much smaller, one-story houses; it would rain so hard (and the roof would get so slippery) that the animals walking around on the roof would slip and fall off....
2006-10-02 07:57:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it comes from over 100 years ago, when people had mud and hay roofs. When it would rain, the cats on the roofs would literally fall from the roof. Hence the saying raining cats and dogs. I guess the dog part was just thrown in for effect. I saw this on a Public Television show about rural farmers and the effects the farmers had on the American economy.
2006-10-02 15:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by doris_38133 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the dark ages people use to make their roofs out of stacks of hay. The animals would (somehow) get up there and sleep when it was cold. If it happened to rain then the cats and dogs would come through the roof. Hence, raining cats and dogs. Hey, are you really Paris Hilton? I'm a big fan!
2006-10-02 08:02:39 · answer #3 · answered by Angel W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course its just an expression all they mean is that its really raining hard.
2006-10-02 08:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by Doris D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen a lot of poodles in the road.
2006-10-02 08:28:39 · answer #5 · answered by bill g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well of coarse its just an expression, it just means that its raining a lot!!!
2006-10-02 07:57:50 · answer #6 · answered by ema 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard that before
2006-10-02 07:58:04 · answer #7 · answered by Azul 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋