Prof. Sam Lawler1d ago
For no reason at all, please give me your favourite cow-related figures of speech! (Stuff like "No use crying over spilled milk" or "until the cows come home", puns extremely welcome)
Show threadjonoleth

@sundogplanets "Det är ingen ko på isen så länge rumpan är i land", or "No cow is on the ice so long as their butt is on shore"

Meaning "Don't worry about it" cause the cows aren't going to drown even if the ice breaks

Mar 26 at 7:17amTusky
Show threadToke Høiland-Jørgensen1d ago
@jonoleth @sundogplanets In Danish we seem to have dropped the last half of that, so we just have "there's no cow on the ice" = "don't worry". I had no idea there was a longer version that actually made sense :D
Show threadjonoleth1d ago
@toke @sundogplanets "ingen ko på isen" is the normal Swedish saying too, I just enjoy the archaic version more :P
Show threadSusanna the Artist 🌻17h ago
@toke @jonoleth @sundogplanets Northern Europe has an awful lot of sayings about cows on ice.