Just some quick entertainment

Just thought I'd give you a little something to chew on for the week. I probably won't get a chance to update next week so hang in there, I'll try and make up for it when I get back.

So I was thinking about how people say things without really knowing what they mean. Or without thinking about what they just said. Stupid little quips like; Im standing here, beside myself. What the Heck is that supposed to mean?

One of my favorites is; Up at the crack of dawn.

Well what exactly IS the crack of dawn? Who came up with this?

Its not like you can hear an audiable sound like a 'crack of thunder.' But I guess thats usually considered a 'clap of thunder' and a 'crack of lighting.' And I guess that can make sence because a lighting bolt can look kinda like a crack in the sky. But its not like the horizon does.

Its not like the sun 'cracks through' the horizon line either. Its more like it passes through the 'line on the horizon.'

Now thats a phrase that makes sence, 'line on the horizon.' So maybe the saying should be: 'up at the passing of the horizon.' Then again, that could mean dawn OR dusk so how do you distinguish which is which? Because someone who doesn't get up until the sun goes down would have the same saying but would mean exactly the opposite.

By the way, that doesn't exactly say WHAT is breaking or passing the horizon, it could very well be the moon you were talking about. But then again no one really talks about where the moon is when they wake up.

So maybe 'breaks the horizon' is better. Since the sun doesn't really break the horizon when it sets, its more swallowed up by it. Then at least there is a difference in the two sayings but i don't think 'up at the swallowing on the horizon' is a very appropriate thing to be saying.

Then again, who am i to judge?