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Offline kt2

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Re: The Thread killer
« Reply #900 on: December 04, 2012, 04:15:01 am »
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« Reply #901 on: December 04, 2012, 04:39:41 am »
Funny k2
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Re: The Thread killer
« Reply #902 on: December 04, 2012, 05:42:34 am »
Totally random, but I just thought...
Who is 'Larry' as in happy as Larry?
Or 'Bob' as in Bob's your uncle?
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Re: The Thread killer
« Reply #903 on: December 04, 2012, 05:48:43 am »
I'm glad you changed the subject astarra :-)) ;D

The phrase "as happy as Larry" is thought to either be derived from the term "larrikin", meaning a hooligan, or made after a boxer called Larry Foley won 1000 pounds in the final fight of his career, and was therefore very happy ;)

Bob's your uncle is still a mystery :)
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Re: The Thread killer
« Reply #904 on: December 04, 2012, 06:29:45 am »
Quote from: Amy :-) on December 04, 2012, 05:48:43 am

Bob's your uncle is still a mystery :)

I grew up with that saying . . ;D ;D

Try here for some kind of explanation of the origin .     .http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bob1.htm
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« Reply #905 on: December 04, 2012, 06:34:53 am »
So did I GF, but I actually did have an uncle called Bob...... ;D
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Re: The Thread killer
« Reply #906 on: December 04, 2012, 06:36:29 am »
Bob :D :D :D
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« Reply #907 on: December 04, 2012, 06:40:12 am »
Didn't you like our chat Amy ;D ?
Maybe Bob's your uncle because back in the day Bob was a popular name and oh he's actually my brother ;D
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« Reply #908 on: December 04, 2012, 06:42:40 am »
I loved the chat Suzanne, it was very... eye-opening ;D
"Bob's your brother" doesn't quite have the same ring to it... ;D
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« Reply #909 on: December 04, 2012, 06:44:29 am »
No but that's what mum used to say and if i say Bob's your uncle to my kid's they say we know ::)
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« Reply #910 on: December 04, 2012, 06:56:34 am »
LOL ;D
I feel sorry for uncles who aren't called Bob, they must feel left out :-))
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« Reply #911 on: December 04, 2012, 07:59:52 am »
What I'd really like to know is how the saying "how's your father" came into being . . . ie. . .
it's a bit how's your father . ." , , , meaning it's ok but not too good . . .! ;D
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Re: The Thread killer
« Reply #912 on: December 04, 2012, 10:27:02 am »
I've never heard that one GF :-))
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Re: The Thread killer
« Reply #913 on: December 05, 2012, 12:27:35 am »
Me neither, must be something you say in the Eastern States  :D
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Re: The Thread killer
« Reply #914 on: December 05, 2012, 12:49:32 am »
Sounds an interesting one, GF.  :)
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