We hear people say, "Everything is in apple-pie order," and we take that to mean all is neat and orderly. I've made my share of apple pies, and I'm here to tell you, it is not an orderly process.
I guess the saying comes from when the pie crust is filled with sliced apples mixed with sugars (brown and white) and nutmeggy spices. You top it with a top crust, slit some slits on top, and throw it in a hot oven.
Later, you serve it warm with ice cream and wonder what's so orderly about it all.
Expressions fascinate me, especially when they make little or no sense. That's when I get all googly and look things up. How about "It's raining cats and dogs"? It never had a thing to do with cascading felines and canines landing on our heads. Historians figure it was all a misunderstanding of an Olde English word "catadupe," which meant waterfall.
So one old Englishman says, "That was quite a catadupe last night, wasn't it? And his neighbor says, "Cats and dogs all over the place!"
Next thing to look up: when were hearing aids invented?
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