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Started by ukdeveloper Oct 14, 2005 at 11:21 AM 8 replies 900+ views

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Oct 14, 2005 at 11:21 AM

This sounds pathetic, but I've wondered about this for ages... If you say "Saving up your money for a rainy day", what's the point in that if the rainy day is so "rainy" that you won't want to go out and spend it? I've never quite got my head round that, if anybody could clarify what that saying is all about that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, ukdeveloper.

jfclavette

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jfclavette

Oct 14, 2005 at 11:23 AM

It's more like "save your money for rainy days. [That way, you'll have means to pay for the leaking roof.]"

evelyn

Oct 14, 2005 at 11:29 AM

It ususally means saving money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly. Don't exactly know why it's 'rainy days' as it's often raining here in Scotland and is not unexpected :)

krikkit

Oct 14, 2005 at 11:32 AM

Rainy day, as in "When it rains, it pours".
Rainy days are analagous to bad news, or emergencies.

eedok

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eedok

Oct 14, 2005 at 11:53 AM

It's because pay per view porn is so much better when you can't be coding outside

ukdeveloper

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ukdeveloper

Oct 14, 2005 at 11:56 AM

Quote:
Original post by eedok
It's because pay per view porn is so much better when you can't be coding outside

[lol]... Fair enough [smile]

AndreTheGiant

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AndreTheGiant

Oct 14, 2005 at 11:59 AM

aww man I just got stoopider because I read this thread.

desertcube

Oct 14, 2005 at 12:29 PM

ukdeveloper - I take it you watched the Paul O'Grady Show where it was one of the questions.

Personally, saving for a sunny day makes more sense to me - over here it's unexpected and when it happens, you need money for ice creams & drinks!

Stonicus

Oct 14, 2005 at 12:57 PM

I've always liked "...it's the least I can do."

"Hey Bob, thatnks for helping out!"
"No problem, it's the least I can do." = "No problem, I did the absolute minimum amount of work required to help you out that still allows me to receive credit for the help."

Witchcraven

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Witchcraven

Oct 14, 2005 at 1:07 PM

I prefer "save your beer for rainy days". Directly practical.

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