You pays your money.....

sprogglin | 16:54 Mon 08th Nov 2004 | Phrases & Sayings

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Where did the phrase 'You pays your money, you takes your choice' come from? whenever i hear it it annoys me beyond belief.

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Apparently, it originally appeared as the caption to a cartoon in 'Punch' magazine in the 1840s. I don't know what the cartoon showed, but it might have been someone such as a London fairground barker offering punters one ride or another.

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