Wierd sayings

[Cyclefrance]

Originally Posted by capnhowdy

happy as a lark...are larks really that happy?

open up a can of worms...and then what happens?

quiet as a mouse...I hear them all the time.

Change the order slightly and there is a logical progression:

open up a can of worms - and that will attract a lot of larks who once they have consumed the worms will be as....

happy as a lark - but all this feeding activity will likely attract other predatorial birds like hawks, kestrels and falcons who are particularly fond of those small furry creatures known as mice, so if the mice want to have a chance to survive they will need to be....

quiet as a mouse - which as you say isn't that quiet, hence a lot of them still get eaten...

Natures way of balancing the species, I suppose (BTW, wife says I'm wrong.....)