We’ll be here ’til the cows come to Capistrano
Posted: November 20, 2012 Filed under: ANIMALS, Capistrano, cow | Tags: Alabama, Birmingham, blended idioms, expressions, malaphors, mixed idioms, San Juan Capistrano California, swallows return to Capistrano, till the cows come home, words Leave a commentThis beauty was uttered by Alabama State Representative John Rogers, in response to questions about his protests outside a hospital that is about to be closed. This is a mash up of “until the cows come home” (for a very long time) and the song “when the Swallows come back to Capistrano”. Warning: when you visit San Juan Capistrano, be sure and watch out for cow droppings from the sky….
http://blog.al.com/archiblog/2012/11/why_not_give_rep_john_rogers_w.html
Thanks to David S. for sending this one to me all the way from Birmingham.
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