Old Sayings Not Flattering to Cats

Often spoken in Western Movies, the word ‘Cathouse’ was considered “not a nice place” to be, sometimes called a “house of ill repute.”

Since the 15th century, this slang term for a brothel has been in use when prostitutes were referred to as “cats,” and men were warned of the risks of “chasing the cat’s tail.”  Ewwww. 

This might offer an explanation as to why one of the slang terms for the female genitals is ‘tail’.  Another term, ‘pussy’ dates from the 17th century.  Do you detect a lack of respect for the female’s anatomy, not to mention behavior? 

I’m glad to be born way after this period of time. Meow!

-Sassy’s Mom, the cat’s meow.

An Old, Old Saying About A Cat

Have you ever heard…”It’s Raining Cats and Dogs?”

In the 1700’s, when towns and cities were built with narrow streets, drainage was often poor allowing heavy stores to resultin flooding.  The weaker cats and dogs would drown during storms.  When the storm cleared, people would come out of their homes to find the streets littered with dead corpses, as if it had really been raining “cats and dogs.”  

I will never say those words again, what a sad picture that brings to mind.

-Sassy’s Mom, the cat’s meow.