My great uncle used to use the phrase "Suffering handcarts" to express his annoyance over something, like an alternative to "bloody hell". Anyone heard it before. If so what's the...
Can anyone tell me the origins of the following quote?
"Nothing surprises a young man more than to find someone has fallen in love with his sister".
Thanks in advance for any replies....
Was always rubbish at French and don't want to use the net. Can someone please translate the following for me. Have a fantastic trip! Bring me back something pretty. Love you. (It's for my 12 year old...
ATD..At The Doctors TPH..Tena Please HURRY WTSA..Wet The settee Again LSHIP..Laughed so hard I peed BTW..Bring the Wheelchair. BYOT..Bring Your Own Teeth. FWIW..Forgot Where I Was. GGPBL..Gotta Go...
An Irish girl I worked with used to say you had put the bok (or bock) on something if you had made it go wrong. Anyone heard this before? Can't find any reference to it.
Why do I hear people all over the media including reporters, newsreaders, politicians saying one pence? Pence is plural, it should be one penny. Basic junior school english.
My Grandma use to have a saying after she saw one lone magpie, we can't remeber how it went but it started " good morning mr magpie, how are your wife and kids...." or something like that....
when someone says they are 'on the swing', what does it mean? Ie, Ive not seen you for a while, what you been up to,.....Ive been on the swing. Someone told me it is a military term but Ive never...