What does it mean, where did it come from?

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cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa	quotePosted at 22:04 on 28th March 2010 Got me there - never heard it! Guess - change a shilling, lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 22:05 on 28th March 2010 is that change me a shilling. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 22:05 on 28th March 2010 just beat me cathy My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa	quotePosted at 22:19 on 28th March 2010 He's like the blooming scarlet pimpernel - gone again. Ahh new pictures coming through!! Now I know where he is, I suppose we will find out at some stage then Edited by: cathyml at:28th March 2010 22:20 My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 22:21 on 28th March 2010 i think he has a filly somewhere. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 02:10 on 29th March 2010 I don't know any of these English sayings, but they are very colorful. We do use rule of thumb over here, Ron, but not for wife beating. lol Here's a famous English saying that I'd love to know the root of: Bob's your uncle. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 03:37 on 29th March 2010 How about 'Well I've gone to Putney' or the longer version 'Well I've gone to Putney on a pig'? One of my favourites from my growing up years. My Bert (my almost dad) was a fishmonger on the markets, and he had sayings coming out his ears. Obviously I do know what the saying means, it's an exclamation of surprise. Where it comes from, I've no idea. I can only conjecture that Putney (a suburb of London) was not always a place one cared to visit, therefore the exclamation of surprise. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 10:59 on 29th March 2010 On 29th March 2010 02:10, Ruth Gregory wrote: I don't know any of these English sayings, but they are very colorful. We do use rule of thumb over here, Ron, but not for wife beating. lol Here's a famous English saying that I'd love to know the root of: Bob's your uncle. thats a very old english phrase meaning everything is o k and things are running smoothly. how about beating round the bush. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 12:30 on 29th March 2010 On 28th March 2010 22:19, cathyml wrote: He's like the blooming scarlet pimpernel - gone again. Ahh new pictures coming through!! Now I know where he is, I suppose we will find out at some stage then Not sure if 'Swap me Bob' is actually a saying local to Oxfordshire as research showed very little but it basically means 'I'm surprised', 'well I never' or 'goodness me' for example. This thread certainly found a few sayings, so I reckon it has time to run yet. Lovingly.....the Scarlet Pimpernel Lol (Hi Cathy) My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 12:31 on 29th March 2010 On 28th March 2010 22:21, james prescott wrote: i think he has a filly somewhere. You mean a horse in a field somewhere James? Lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions