I’m sure most of you have heard of the saying “Hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk” referring to the sweltering summer heat. I heard something about “boiling water on a fender” off the radio yesterday and it got me thinking perhaps there are other “Hot enough to…” phrases out there. Thought if there were any, someone here would know, considering the diverse group we have here. Really do have a reason for asking aside from just plain curiosity. Thanks all!
(Let’s keep this about the hot summer temperature people.) 
Hot Enough to…
blister a rhinoceros
melt the air conditioner
make a cat pant
make a snake sweat
raise a welt on a tyre
melt the tarmac
slow the bodhran player down
cause unscheduled delays on British Rail 
for our UK listeners!
twist the tracks on the railway
make me wish I hadn’t worn a tie today
or
loosen the ties in the members box at Lords *
shake a stick at (actually, you can shake a stick at lots of stuff, I guess I just like that ol’ stick shaking)
Hotter than the Devil’s oven
- Cricket Ground
Whistle is My Weapon of Choice
[ This Message was edited by: Martin Milner on 2002-07-05 11:24 ]
If only it were “hot enough to…”
Gotta be the worst summer (so far) on record in England
“Hotter than the lower hinges of hell.”
On 2002-07-05 10:07, nickt wrote:
If only it were “hot enough to…”Gotta be the worst summer (so far) on record in England
Same here, and certainly the wettest. A constant and msotly unsuccesful fight to keep the depression from the door. Yuk. Wet enough to drown a duck.
It was so hot today I saw a robin
picking earthworms out of the ground with a pair of tongs.
Hot enough to warm a dog’s nose.
Hot enough to melt a bank vault.
hot enough to smother a South Dakota wild fire…
Hot enough to:
not be cold
(made it up)
Hot and HUMID enough to screw up my whistles! I`m in Quebec City for a few weeks and have discovered that the high heat and humidity (humidex was 43 Degrees) the last few days have left me with brutal swelling & clogging in my Clarkes.
Unplayable after a few tunes.
Oh well…I was beginning to think that it is beautiful enough to move here, but if my whistles play better back home in Vancouver, then my decision`s made!
Jef
It’s so hot I had to buy a bale of hay for my weedeater.
On 2002-07-05 13:08, Jeferson wrote:
Hot and HUMID enough to screw up my whistles! […](humidex was 43 Degrees)
Unplayable after a few tunes.
You are probably on another scale but just to put things in perspective, the hygrometer in the house here is at 81, this is pretty standard for summer, I remember two years ago when it reached the 80s in summer I opened the window to air the place. The thing went up to 95. Lowest I have ever seen was this winter after a spell of good whether and constantly having the fire going in the house, we got down to 53.
For you Europeans, have you ever jumped into your car and burned your fingers on the steering wheel or the buckle on your seat belt? Ow.
I joined the Air Force about a week after high school graduation. (What was I thinging?) I grew up mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area, which has humidity usually around 60% (whatever scale that is) and 80 degrees F is getting warm. I landed in San Antonio, Texas at 1am on June 29. When I stepped out of the plane, I thought I’d walked into a sauna. Never experienced anything like it before that I could remember. (I do remember running around in a bathing suit during summer rainstorms in Toronto, Canada and not being cold as a 5yr old.) Anyway, I wondered what the daytime in Texas would be like. I recall standing outside in formation in heavy green fatigues watching the sun come up on the horizon and feeling the heat off it. Mid day, you ask? I’m still in therapy for the shock. We ran in formation from the shooting range about 2 miles one day. They let us hose ourselves so our heavy shirts were drenched. That was nice. Later, I got sent to Biloxi, Mississippi for 2yrs. That’s when I found out about real heat and humidity. (Never been back.)
Tony
For the record, hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk isn’t just an expression. Our local weather man used to do it every year, here in Oklahoma.
I’ve lived all of my life in Oklahoma or the Philippines, and both places get really hot and really humid.
Hah! You think you got it bad in the UK? Try coming to the southeastern US. Or better yet, head out west. You really could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
On 2002-07-05 13:19, Peter Laban wrote:
On 2002-07-05 13:08, Jeferson wrote:
Hot and HUMID enough to screw up my whistles! […](humidex was 43 Degrees)
Unplayable after a few tunes.
I think Jeff was referring to 43 Degrees Celsius, which for the Ottawa - Quebec City area is quite warm.
Hot enough to check out the cool spots via the weather channel dot com.
Hot enough to make to wish you were in Alaska.
And while I was at work, I did log on to the site and checked out Alaska’s weather. Rainy and in the 40’s in some locations. Alaska’s pretty fair from the North East, but Seattle looked pretty inviting, with temps in the 70’s. And it’s much closer!
It’s a little scary to think that we’re having a hot weather pattern on a global scale, but I know it’s not the first time. Kate Bush mentioned in an interview that she sang through many hot summer nights during 76-77, and my mother commented that we were having a hard time here in the states those years.
If only we could do a cold front dance.
Hot enough to make the garden hose crawl under the house.
hot enough to make me crawl under the house…
WOW! You guys are good! There were a lot of really great ones. However, I must narrow it down to one, so the winner is…
On 2002-07-05 10:03, Martin Milner wrote:
Hotter than the Devil’s oven
Okay. It’s not that this phrase is funny or outrageously unusual. But it’s absolutely perfect for what I need it for… a little story I’m working on. The egg one just no way would work and couldn’t think of another one. Brain jam. Thank you Martin Milner for the bit of inspiration I was looking for.
And a big thank you to the rest of you to! I really did love all of your “hot enough” phrases. What a kick to read!
On 2002-07-05 14:33, Walden wrote:
For the record, hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk isn’t just an expression. Our local weather man used to do it every year, here in Oklahoma.
Eeeowie!!! That’s hot! Supposed to be in the triple digits here next week. Could be an interesting experiment… egg… sidewalk… I wonder how hot is hot enough for that to work? (Yeah, it’s been pretty dull around here lately.)
On 2002-07-05 10:23, Peter Laban wrote:
Same here, and certainly the wettest. A constant and msotly unsuccesful fight to keep the depression from the door. Yuk. Wet enough to drown a duck.
Now there’s another side topic… “Wet enough to…” Wish I could send you some of this summer heat. Would love some rain about now, but that’s not likely to happen either.
On 2002-07-05 18:05, mamakash wrote:
If only we could do a cold front dance.
Definatly! Anyone know of one?
On 2002-07-05 09:39, Sunnywindo wrote:
(Let’s keep this about the hot summer temperature people.) >
Okay, just feel like I should clarify here. Don’t want to dampen any fun. I love it when things get off topic and funny and interesting and all, just really didn’t want this one getting derailed right off the bat; but, well it was six in the morning here, three hours of sleep… well, uhmm… never mind.
Thanks guys and gals! Wishing you all a good night.
