Which is worse? Having a bee in your bonnet? Or your panties in a wad?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220127)
Walnut Creek, California
September 30, 2017 11:04am CST
I like to tease @Maluse by giving temperatures In Fahrenheit only. Actually, I lie. She has trained me to give both most of the time. I like doing the conversion in my head.
But she does get a bee in her bonnet when Americans give temperatures in Fahrenheit only. Or is it panties in a wad?
That got me to thinking about those two expressions, and which is more severe.
I actually looked both up and discovered that they might have slightly different meanings.
But I'll hold off on revealing what I found until I (hopefully) get a response or two. By the way, it's about 70 degrees F out here in Pleasant Hill CA. Buwaahaahaa!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
30 Sep 17
I am of an age where I can relate to Fahrenheit because we used to use it up to the age of 11 then we went decimal and were expected to know all our weights measures in centimeters, meters and kilometers or Kilos and grams. Many of us older people hate it still. But I understand also that it is around 21C which is quite a respectable temperature.
If you imagine in your wildest dreams that you can pull one over Malu let me warn you without hesitation she is a master at putting people right! I have known her for many years now and she is THE expert!
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
30 Sep 17
Don’t want a wad of bees in your panties, that’s for dang sure!
edit: I just saw JJ beat me to it.
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
30 Sep 17
@TheHorse — I’d just worry about you wearing panties.....
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
@FourWalls Back in my hard core softball days, I became good friends with the family of one of my softball buddies. They had two daughters, and my buddy's wife (with whom I'm also good friends) took to calling all of our underwear "panties." So when I visit them in Atlanta now, I say, "Hey, can I throw a couple of panties and t-shirts in the laundry?"
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
30 Sep 17
Since I have a serious bee phobia, I'll take the other option.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
@teamfreak16 It looks like another 78 F day with sunshine here. We could use some rain. We've already had a couple of small brush fires in the Oakland/Berkeley hills.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Oct 17
@TheHorse - It was nice here, but looks like it's going to rain.
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@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
30 Sep 17
We are not going to be Lucky enough to see 70 here in Tacoma, WA as it is a little cooler than that, but I think the right expression as I have always thought of it is panties in a wad.
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@andriaperry (117138)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Oct 17
I had a couple bees in my bonnet while at work but on the way home I got my panties in a wad when a Sunday driver pulled out in front of me.
When I got home I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off to get things done before dark.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
30 Sep 17
I would not want a bee in my bonnet. It's about 69 here
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
30 Nov 17
Here in Israel we deal with C and not F. I remember those two expressions.
@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
1 Oct 17
In a literal sense, having my panties in a was might be uncomfortable, but a bee in my bonnet would be terrifying!
In the figurative sense, I'd rather be excited about an idea than annoyed about another thing.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
1 Oct 17
@TheHorse I think sometimes I get my panties in a wad about other people's bees in bonnets, especially when it involves taking things apart but not putting them back together in a timely manner (like the kitchen sink, or the lawnmower).
@starflye78 (260)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Oct 17
Depends on how easy it is to rip off the bonnet and where exactly the panties are wadded, I suppose.
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@SerenityEngel (525)
• United Kingdom
1 Oct 17
Knickers in a twist and a thong up yer butt are both not nice..
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
1 Oct 17
I can relate to both. Tonight it was 4 C . Brrrr.
When my granddaughter came for a sleepover a couple of years ago she didn't bring clean panties. I had a pair to spare (grandma keeps spares of everything) pair that was a size to small. That child had her knickers in a twist all day.
