03-12-2005, 12:34 PM
On more than one occasion I would bet the knocker up had awoken the recently knocked up.
Colin and James,
Call me a Yank if you like. Just don't call me late for 
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03-12-2005, 12:48 PM
Yes, I was not quite awake this morning when I wrote that. I should have expounded on it and not treated it as though you hadn't caught the drift!
I had an English friend who I used to email all the time years ago and she was talking to some yanks one day and said something (God how I wish I could remember the word) and they just about fell off their pub stools. Seems she said something innocent, that wasn't so innocent back home in the states. She was so embarrassed.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek 540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon There's "No Bridge Too Far"
03-12-2005, 01:49 PM
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek 540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon There's "No Bridge Too Far" 
03-12-2005, 03:00 PM
It is an expression of emphasis similar to the American Wow! or Good grief! 
03-12-2005, 03:02 PM
Scram ............ Leave in a hurry.
Nickle rocket ........... All show and no substance
Dope............. information or whats the story or Stupid as in he is a dope.
03-12-2005, 03:58 PM
Art,
Blimey! You've got to be quick with answers here, James has beaten me to it.
All I can add is that it comes from old English - Blige Me - shortened from oblige me ??
Colin.
03-12-2005, 04:15 PM
ixnay--forget it.
knock knock. Who's there?<---What you ask the midwife after delivery |
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