"Birds and bees have as much to do with the facts of life as black night gown do with keeping warm."
2006-10-23 21:28:11 · 4 answers · asked by paige LC 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It was always just a polite code of refering to reproduction in front of kids so they wouldn't understand until a parent actually sat them down and explained.
2006-10-23 21:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by Tabby T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first part of the sentence: When people want to explain to their children where babies come from, they often use the example of the birds and the bees.
The second part of the sentence: a black night gown doesn't keep you warm. So if you want to stay warm, it's not much use to wear a night gown.
So this means that it's not very useful to explain new life with the example of the birds and bees.
2006-10-24 04:49:58 · answer #2 · answered by Judith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a way of saying that birds and bees have nothing really to do with explaining the facts of life just like the color of a night gown has nothing to do with keeping you warm.
2006-10-24 05:54:35 · answer #3 · answered by hersheynrey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like it means, it has nothing to do with life. if you think about it, black night gowns wont keep you warm.
2006-10-24 04:38:09 · answer #4 · answered by Heat seeking missile 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋