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Friday, 25 December 2009

When fish ride bicycles



Just as the phrase ‘Pigs will fly’ is used to indicate an unlikely event, the phrase ‘When fish ride bicycles’ is also sometimes used for the same purpose.


I am was amused to find on the Internet a statue depicting this saying.
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  1. Jinksy27 December 2009 at 15:29

    As a Piscean fish, I loved this photo; particularly since I never mastered the art of riding a bicycle!

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