Stacey_mb So it's a case of take whichever you agree with! For myself, I like Euripides' saying better!

Thanks Jim - growing up in PA and living near Philly I am quite familiar with Penn State's mascot. My Alma Mater, the University of Pittsburgh had the Pitt Panthers. DH also attended college in PA and his teams were Catamounts.

The Spanish claimed that San Francisco has seven hills, but it actually has 40 or more. <Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Twin Peaks, Mount Davidson, Telegraph Hill, Rincon Hill, and Mount Sutro make up the seven original hills of San Francisco.> I lived on Buena Vista Hill for a while, and it did not make this list.

I loved reading the Greek myths as a kid so I know the story, but I don't think I've ever heard the phrase in spoken language. But I have heard "gullywasher" used when a heavy rain sweeps down the hills and cleans the streams down to bare rocks -- running water is a powerful force!