Which is worse? Having a bee in your bonnet? Or your panties in a wad?

@TheHorse (218492)
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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Gary Marsh
@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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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Sep 17
I anxiously (literally) await her response. Maybe she will sigh and say, "You can lead a Horse to water but you cant make him drink."
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vanny
@vandana7 (100225)
• India
30 Sep 17
@TheHorse .. The question is, drink what...you did not say horse was taken there to drink water...we must never assume...and you are becoming way too naughty Pony...
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vanny
@vandana7 (100225)
• India
30 Sep 17
I am also waiting for Malu to set Pony right...
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (60976)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Sep 17
Thanks for letting us know what you wear for undies. I always wanted to know that.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (60976)
• Centralia, Washington
3 Oct 17
@TheHorse No halter for you, I take it.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (67737)
• 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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Four Walls
@FourWalls (67737)
• United States
30 Sep 17
@TheHorse — I’d just worry about you wearing panties.....
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
1 Oct 17
@TheHorse Aren't knickers women's wear? The mind boggles.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Sep 17
Could I be "quiet as a mouse" with bees in my knickers?
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
30 Sep 17
I am sure your comeuppance will be swift and direct...
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
1 Oct 17
@TheHorse I very much doubt it!
The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
I await her wrath. I hope she hasn't gone soft.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Oct 17
I don't think we made it to the 70's yesterday. Nice cool day again today as well. Interesting statements. I always thought they meant about the same thing.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
I had too. A bee in ones bonnet apparently reflects the need to talk about something. Panties in a bunch/wad is more about irritation. The two can have considerable overlap, though.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Oct 17
@TheHorse Interesting. I think I knew that about a bee in one's bonnet. I did know that about panties in a wad or underwear in a bundle as I learned it growing up.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
30 Sep 17
Since I have a serious bee phobia, I'll take the other option.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
Well, I hope your panties aren't in a wad about anything today. It's beautiful here.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• 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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Scott Ganschow
@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
@KrauseHome (36448)
• 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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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
Well, I have a bee in my bonnet about some things.
celticeagle
@celticeagle (166718)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Oct 17
Fahrenheit here please.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
1 Oct 17
@TheHorse No comment from me.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
It's about 75 here right now. I may hit the pool. For @Maluse, that would be about 24 C.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
• 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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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
Those Sunday drivers make me curse like a sailor inside my head. But I'm quiet as a mouse if there are kids in the car.
fishtiger58
@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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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
69 C? Oh my!
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fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Oct 17
@TheHorse yea my kind of weather.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
30 Nov 17
Here in Israel we deal with C and not F. I remember those two expressions.
Kelli M
@spiderdust (14761)
• 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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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
I agree! There are certain subjects about which I can have a bee in my bonnet, but I try not to let my panties get in a wad about them.
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Kelli M
@spiderdust (14761)
• 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).
NerdGirlUSA
@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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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
As others have said, as long as I don't have bees in my panties, I'm OK.
S.E
@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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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
I've always wondered about thong swimsuits. They afford the world a nice view one ones butt cheeks, but I'd think I would feel like I'm completing my morning ritual if I were wearing one.
Morley Hunt
@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.