Where do these 'sayings' come from?
Nov 13th 2008, 12:36 pm
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Where do these 'sayings' come from?
I had a giggle last night, I was at a friends house and her son was watching TV.
When I sat down I accidently switched the TV off....
Her son said "Oi" I was watching that... To which I replied "What side was it on?"
"Eh?" he replied... "What do you mean SIDE?"...
Where does that saying come from??? The side of What???
Made me laugh... Then it started me off with other sayings, like "What a rigmarole?",
Anyone else got any???
When I sat down I accidently switched the TV off....
Her son said "Oi" I was watching that... To which I replied "What side was it on?"
"Eh?" he replied... "What do you mean SIDE?"...
Where does that saying come from??? The side of What???
Made me laugh... Then it started me off with other sayings, like "What a rigmarole?",
Anyone else got any???
Nov 13th 2008, 6:03 pm
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Re: Where do these 'sayings' come from?
I had a giggle last night, I was at a friends house and her son was watching TV.
When I sat down I accidently switched the TV off....
Her son said "Oi" I was watching that... To which I replied "What side was it on?"
"Eh?" he replied... "What do you mean SIDE?"...
Where does that saying come from??? The side of What???
Made me laugh... Then it started me off with other sayings, like "What a rigmarole?",
Anyone else got any???
When I sat down I accidently switched the TV off....
Her son said "Oi" I was watching that... To which I replied "What side was it on?"
"Eh?" he replied... "What do you mean SIDE?"...
Where does that saying come from??? The side of What???
Made me laugh... Then it started me off with other sayings, like "What a rigmarole?",
Anyone else got any???
Nov 13th 2008, 6:46 pm
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Re: Where do these 'sayings' come from?
We'd say that too.
I have another good one, a threat
"I'll make you smile on the over side of your face..."
I have another good one, a threat
"I'll make you smile on the over side of your face..."
Nov 13th 2008, 7:15 pm
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Nov 13th 2008, 7:57 pm
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Re: Where do these 'sayings' come from?
I've always said "what side" and "turn it over" when talking TV channels.
What my kids can't comprehend is that is i actually had to get up to turn the telly over and stand there clonking through the 3 buttons until we found something we wanted to watch. Wasn't life simpler then?!
There is a definition in the free dictionary that rigmarole does have a meaning :- Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense. So there you go.
I love all the old traditional English sayings and the fact that they are so regional.
Grandmas and old aunts would describe something dirty as being "as black as newgits knocker" I never new what this mean't until, as an adult, someone told me it was a reference to Newgate Prison's door knocker, it was black as it was so well used!
Years ago when someone died they couldn't always be sure if they were dead or not. They used to tie a piece of string to their hand with a bell on the other end so the bell was outside the coffin. If they woke up or came to, they could ring the bell before being buried. Therefore they were "saved by the bell".
I used to know loads of these sorts of sayings and quips, can't remember them all. A lot of them are old British Naval Customs such as "3 square meals a day" where onboard, they used to eat off of square wooden plates.
That's all the kind of stuff i love to hear about.
What my kids can't comprehend is that is i actually had to get up to turn the telly over and stand there clonking through the 3 buttons until we found something we wanted to watch. Wasn't life simpler then?!
There is a definition in the free dictionary that rigmarole does have a meaning :- Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense. So there you go.
I love all the old traditional English sayings and the fact that they are so regional.
Grandmas and old aunts would describe something dirty as being "as black as newgits knocker" I never new what this mean't until, as an adult, someone told me it was a reference to Newgate Prison's door knocker, it was black as it was so well used!
Years ago when someone died they couldn't always be sure if they were dead or not. They used to tie a piece of string to their hand with a bell on the other end so the bell was outside the coffin. If they woke up or came to, they could ring the bell before being buried. Therefore they were "saved by the bell".
I used to know loads of these sorts of sayings and quips, can't remember them all. A lot of them are old British Naval Customs such as "3 square meals a day" where onboard, they used to eat off of square wooden plates.
That's all the kind of stuff i love to hear about.
Last edited by joelsa; Nov 13th 2008 at 8:06 pm. Reason: to add
Nov 13th 2008, 8:06 pm
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Re: Where do these 'sayings' come from?
'is anyone sitting there?' When it's an empty seat 
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Well this won't buy the baby a new dress.
Nov 13th 2008, 8:09 pm
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Re: Where do these 'sayings' come from?
I've always said "what side" and "turn it over" when talking TV channels.
What my kids can't comprehend is that is i actually had to get up to turn the telly over and stand there clonking through the 3 buttons until we found something we wanted to watch. Wasn't life simpler then?!
There is a definition in the free dictionary that rigmarole does have a meaning :- Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense. So there you go.
I love all the old traditional English sayings and the fact that they are so regional.
Grandmas and old aunts would describe something dirty as being "as black as newgits knocker" I never new what this mean't until, as an adult, someone told me it was a reference to Newgate Prison's door knocker, it was black as it was so well used!
Years ago when someone died they couldn't always be sure if they were dead or not. They used to tie a piece of string to their hand with a bell on the other end so the bell was outside the coffin. If they woke up or came to, they could ring the bell before being buried. Therefore they were "saved by the bell".
I used to know loads of these sorts of sayings and quips, can't remember them all. A lot of them are old British Naval Customs such as "3 square meals a day" where onboard, they used to eat off of square wooden plates.
That's all the kind of stuff i love to hear about.
What my kids can't comprehend is that is i actually had to get up to turn the telly over and stand there clonking through the 3 buttons until we found something we wanted to watch. Wasn't life simpler then?!
There is a definition in the free dictionary that rigmarole does have a meaning :- Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense. So there you go.
I love all the old traditional English sayings and the fact that they are so regional.
Grandmas and old aunts would describe something dirty as being "as black as newgits knocker" I never new what this mean't until, as an adult, someone told me it was a reference to Newgate Prison's door knocker, it was black as it was so well used!
Years ago when someone died they couldn't always be sure if they were dead or not. They used to tie a piece of string to their hand with a bell on the other end so the bell was outside the coffin. If they woke up or came to, they could ring the bell before being buried. Therefore they were "saved by the bell".
I used to know loads of these sorts of sayings and quips, can't remember them all. A lot of them are old British Naval Customs such as "3 square meals a day" where onboard, they used to eat off of square wooden plates.
That's all the kind of stuff i love to hear about.
Joelsa you really made me laff.... so funny.
Heres one in Canada. "Double fisting" I know, don't choke.... It means holding a drink in both hands!!!! I nearly died when someone in the pub asked me if i was double fisting....
Funny though...
Nov 13th 2008, 8:11 pm
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Re: Where do these 'sayings' come from?
Years ago when someone died they couldn't always be sure if they were dead or not. They used to tie a piece of string to their hand with a bell on the other end so the bell was outside the coffin. If they woke up or came to, they could ring the bell before being buried. Therefore they were "saved by the bell".
I used to know loads of these sorts of sayings and quips, can't remember them all. A lot of them are old British Naval Customs such as "3 square meals a day" where onboard, they used to eat off of square wooden plates.
That's all the kind of stuff i love to hear about.
Cool!! I love that sort of stuff too... I never knew about the bell.... how spooky. If I had heard the bell I reckon I would have hot footed it!!
.... ooooh I wonder where the saying 'hot footed it' comes from ha ha
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Nov 13th 2008, 11:46 pm
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Nov 14th 2008, 11:41 am
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Nov 14th 2008, 2:45 pm
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