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By *ty31Man
over a year ago
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"Linguistic colloquialisms that make you go doolally... or mad as hatter .....because you don't really understand wtf they mean.....
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Mad as a hatter comes from when hat makers worked with mercury. Ingesting it caused many to suffer mental health issues hence the term.
But I still don't know where the term As Dark as Noogles Knocker comes from... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Linguistic colloquialisms that make you go doolally... or mad as hatter .....because you don't really understand wtf they mean.....
Mad as a hatter comes from when hat makers worked with mercury. Ingesting it caused many to suffer mental health issues hence the term.
But I still don't know where the term As Dark as Noogles Knocker comes from..."
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"Linguistic colloquialisms that make you go doolally... or mad as hatter .....because you don't really understand wtf they mean.....
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I love colloquialisms; and by the wonder of t'interweb , you can find out the origins pretty fast.
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But I still don't know where the term As Dark as Noogles Knocker comes from..."
I have not heard that, but have heard " Dark as Newgate's Knocker" which refers to the knocker on the door of Newgate Prison" and means both literally dark, but more often " sinister" |
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