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a Monkey's wedding?

It's raining at the moment but also the most beautiful sunshine is out too! As a South African we've always said its a monkeys wedding when this happens... the Afrikaans say "Jakkelstrou" (The jakkels marry!). I've Googled it and it just says something about two impossiblities happening at the same time!

Do you guys in other parts of the world say something similar?
 
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Me either! I've heard "Well I'll be a monkey's uncle" but I don't really know what that means either
 
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Originally Posted by krazy kat2

I have heard weather like that referred to as the devil beating his wife.
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Haven't heard of these phrases before. I like the sound of a monkey's wedding though! That's gotta be more fun than a barrelful of them!
 
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Originally Posted by Pippy-pops

a Monkey's wedding?

It's raining at the moment but also the most beautiful sunshine is out too! As a South African we've always said its a monkeys wedding when this happens... the Afrikaans say "Jakkelstrou" (The jakkels marry!). I've Googled it and it just says something about to impossiblities happening at the same time!

Do you guys in other parts of the world say something similar?
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my daddy always says that when it's raining thru the sunshine that the devil's beating his wife. i have no idea what that means, tho
 
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