It's the only expression relating to cold weather that I know that doesn't refer to part of a witche's anatomy. <VBG> You would have to be a southerner to realize how much we hate cold weather. George MAllen4543@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 13/11/98 01:33:11 GMT, gshirley@laol.net writes: > > << Cold as a > well-diggers ankles in Alaska out there. Must be 40F! To cold for us to >> > > Hi George, love this expression. > > Mary in England