I remember watching Dan Rather covering the 2000 Presidential Elections, and let’s face it, there was a point sometime that night where Dan seemed to lose his mind. He busted out all of the similes, metaphors, and old country sayings he could. Some didn’t see to make sense, but all were pretty darn entertaining.
Well, one of those saying has never made any sense at all to me: if a frog had side pockets, he’d carry a gun. I wrote that one off to Dan having been on the air for several hours straight, but it turns out he left out part of the saying!
Courtesy of Bob Schieffer’s most recent column over at CBS News
If it comes down to one of those “what if” situations, try the old bullfrog parable: “If bull frogs had side pockets they’d carry six shooters and wouldn’t be afraid of snakes.”
I don’t remember Dan’s context to know if he used the saying correctly, but it’s nice to know I didn’t sit there watching the guy slip off into insanity that night 8 years ago.
Anyway, check out Schieffer’s article. It’s a fun read from one of the more genuine people in network news.
