When Chicken Have Teeth

(French phrase for “When Pig’s Fly”)

I wasn’t going to go there but I’m getting sucked in. Yes, That’s right – I’ve created a Flamingo Toes Facebook page!!!

What have I done?

Seriously – I have no idea. I have not had a personal page either before this – so there will be probably be all kinds of wacky things happening on there. It should be entertaining.  Any advice you have is appreciated.

Here’s my reasoning. . .

We’ve finally agreed to let our daughter get one – and I’m cautious/nosy/loving enough to want to keep an eye on that.

And on the blog end of things, it seems like another great way to communicate. And have giveaways. ;)

So stop by. Say hi. “Like” Flamingo Toes if you want. (That’s doesn’t sound desperate at all does it? Sheesh) Anyway. I wanted you guys to know.

And for your entertainment – here are other country’s versions of “When Pig’s Fly” including the one in my title.

French
Quand les poules auront des dents
When chicken have teeth

German
Wenn es im Sommer schneit
When it snows in summer

Hungarian (I love these)
Majd ha piros hó esik
When it’s snowing red snowflakes

Majd ha cigánygyerekek potyognak az égből
When gipsy children are streaming from the sky

Italian
Alle calende greche
By the Greek calendar

Quando voleranno gli asini
When donkeys will fly

Quando Pasqua viene a maggio
When Easter falls in May

L’anno del mai / L’anno del mai e il mese del poi
The year of never and the month of then

Nella settimana dei due giovedì
In the week with two thursdays

Quanno pisceno le galline
When hens piss (Roman dialect) (Pardon my French. Or Italian.)

Polish
Kiedy mi kaktus na ręku wyrośnie
When the cactus will grow on my hand

Portuguese
Quando a vaca tussa / quando a vaca tossir
When the cow coughs

Russian
Когда рак на горе свистнет (Kogda rak na gore svisnet)
When the crayfish on the hill whistles

Spanish
Cuando las ranas críen pelo
When frogs grow hair

and lastly 

Thai
ตอนเซเว่นปิด (ton sē wēn pit)
when the 7-11 is closed

(excerpted from Omniglot)

Try and find a use for “When gypsy children are streaming from the sky” this week. K?

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