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Do you sometimes wonder where sayings originated?
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Some phrases I have already researched include....
Happy as Larry
Sir Larry Fecklebottom was a well known wealthy 17th century land owner. He was renown for over-charging his tenants and laughing as he counted his money and tucked it into his britches. The bulge of money would often be an asset which attracted the ladies. It is well documented that he had no fewer than 17 mistresses on the go at any one time. In view of his wealth, bulging pants and endless supplies of lovers he lived a carefree life and died at a ripe old age of 63 (good for those days). However, he was found surrounded by money, 6 d*unken wenches and a huge smile on his face. The servant that found him was believed to have said "when I go I hope I am as happy as Larry"
Dead as a door nail
This saying comes from the action of house-staff trapping their fingers in the heavy, grand wooden doors of stately homes - resulting in the nail turning black and falling off. On any other occasion a finger was trapped and the fingernail turned black, people would say that looks as dead as a door nail!
Lovely Jubbly.....
Jubbly comes from the rhyming slag of 'bubbly' a shortening of 'bubble and squeak'. A dish much secretly preferred to jellied eels - so when it was dished-up for supper the cockney cheeky-chappies would say "mmmmm lovely jubbly!"
Lights out
As in "turn those fucking interior lights out - they'll think we are dogging!"
One for the road
People who would drink to forget would often say that getting d*unk eased the pain of a broken heart - the only trouble was they would often fall over as they staggered back from the pub. Unfortunately they often didn't drink enough to prevent the smashing of their head on the side of the road from hurting like fuck. So to ensure they were suitable anaesthetised all over, they would ensure they would drink one extra drink to lessen the pain from smacking their head as they fell over.... one for the road!
First up best dressed
Following a successful swinging party - the first person to get up off of the bed and get dressed could have the pick of the clothes scattered on the floor. This often resulted in the last person being left with some right grotty clothes.
The early bird
Worms mate during the early hours of the morning before sun-up. They have a particularly vigorous sex-life and often have to lay on the surface for a short while as the sun rises to recover from their rampant activities. Birds tend to wait till sunrise to become active and often miss the opportunity to snatch up the shattered worms. Hence, the early bird...
The second mouse catches the cheese
Due to the first one being the one which is squished to death in the trap leaving the second one to eat in safety. |
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
The phrase can be traced back to ancient Roman times where during orgies female slaves were penetrated by live Budgies. An unfortunate side effect of this sexual act was that the Budgies died by suffocation and therefore had no further value as pets.
Hence the term a bird in the hand (alive) was worth much more in re-sale value then two suffocated birds in a fanny! |
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"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
The phrase can be traced back to ancient Roman times where during orgies female slaves were penetrated by live Budgies. An unfortunate side effect of this sexual act was that the Budgies died by suffocation and therefore had no further value as pets.
Hence the term a bird in the hand (alive) was worth much more in re-sale value then two suffocated birds in a fanny!"
I am now curious if this has any connection to the origins of ‘budgie smugglers’ .
I had heard a theory where the phrase was linked to Spartans transporting black-market goods into Rome during a period of plumaged pet prohibition…. as Spartans didn’t have manbags or pockets even, they were limited as to where they could conceal the contraband.
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Has the cat got your tongue....
Edward Bumflange was a well known 18th century philanthropist. His dedication to charitable organisation had left him no time to find a suitable bride appropriate to his standing in society. To protect his good name he would often send is footman to the seedy streets of old London town to engage the services of street wenches. The wenches were bathed by his housekeeper (Mrs Haggit) and attired in clean nightwear before being sent to Edwards darkened room (to protect his identity) ready for his return from some gala or fund raising event. The untimely demise of Mrs Haggit leads to some confusion one evening, when the newly appointed housekeeper thought Mr Bumflange was referring to the house cat when he enquired if his pussy was waiting for him in bed. Whilst the injury sustained by Edward Bumflange was not fatal, it did leave him with a profound lisp. News of the incident soon spread across the society circles and Edward could not endure the mocking whispers of “the cat’s had his tongue” and he asked the well-to-do to “pleath thpare thome of your thubstancial thavings for the thtarving and thave their thouls from thin” which resulted in him withdrawing from public speaking. |
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Yes i often wonder where sayings come from. Im pretty good at looking them up and finding out.
POSH: Port out starboard home, the people with the most money used to be able to afford the best seats on the ships.
SHIT: Store high in transit, refers to rubbish being stored on the ship and having to be stored high so that the water didnt seep in and sodden it.
Theres another one i know to do with sails on a ship but cant remember it at the moment |
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"Oh and FUCK comes from a kings law but cant remember the exact acronym"
Fornicating under command of the King, following plague but some doubt the truth of this. |
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"Oh and FUCK comes from a kings law but cant remember the exact acronym
Fornicating under command of the King, following plague but some doubt the truth of this. "
Yes thats the one, but dont think its to do with the plague think it goes back as far as the middle ages |
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"Oh and FUCK comes from a kings law but cant remember the exact acronym
Fornicating under command of the King, following plague but some doubt the truth of this.
Yes thats the one, but dont think its to do with the plague think it goes back as far as the middle ages"
Well the story goes it was meant to be somethiing to do with needing permission to have kids during the Black Death in the 1300s. But I think I read somewhere that that's a legend and it's more likely to come from similar German words. |
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"Oh and FUCK comes from a kings law but cant remember the exact acronym
Fornicating under command of the King, following plague but some doubt the truth of this.
Yes thats the one, but dont think its to do with the plague think it goes back as far as the middle ages
Well the story goes it was meant to be somethiing to do with needing permission to have kids during the Black Death in the 1300s. But I think I read somewhere that that's a legend and it's more likely to come from similar German words."
Well i just tend to look them up and take a general view. Dont go into it to deep lol, but it is interesting what you can find out.
Now i just need to remember the one about the sails lol.
Oh ive remembered its something to do with windfall and thats it lol |
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