Monday, February 06, 2006

I'm NOT Cliff

Even though Red Hot Mamma seems to think I am.

Anyway, in answer to her question, the 'bee's knees' is a term that found popular in 1920's America, the era of the flappers. During this time, numerous animal references became popular to mean cool, neat, or excellent. Some examples are the "elephant's adenoids" the "cat's meow," the "cat's pajamas" "bullfrog's beard" "monkey's eyebrows," etc.

1 comment:

nuje said...

You're pretty close to cliff. It's better than being Kramer, I guess. I always wished I was Elaine...

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