FabSwingers.com forum: Wierd sayings

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I sometimes wonder about the origin of sayings when I hear them.

Gordon Bennett - Who was he, what did he do?

Wouldn't touch em with a barge pole - Who touches people with barge poles?

What other weird sayings are there?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fire at Will, what did poor Will do to anyone ?

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By *rchitectMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

Bobs your uncle. He isn’t I don’t have an uncle called Bob.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Bobs your uncle. He isn’t I don’t have an uncle called Bob."

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

Fanny's your Aunt...

Who's she the cats Mother?

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By *empest2KMan
over a year ago

Derby

I used to wonder about the origin of the phrase “enough room to swing a cat”.

At one point, I used to (humourously) imagine someone in a room swinging a cat around by its tail and saying “yeah, that's enough room alright!”

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By *ack688Man
over a year ago

abruzzo Italy (and UK)

"Bobs your uncle. He isn’t I don’t have an uncle called Bob."

I did have an uncle Bob, he died decades ago, weird guy, I can’t say I ever got to know him.

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

A stitch in time saves nine. I mean, wtf is that all about?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Couldn't give a rats ass

Who's giving it to a rats ass ,?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I think Gordon Bennett was a racing driver

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

"I used to wonder about the origin of the phrase “enough room to swing a cat”.

At one point, I used to (humourously) imagine someone in a room swinging a cat around by its tail and saying “yeah, that's enough room alright!”

Swinging cats? Is that a thing?

Better not tell mine they will want to join the Website..

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

"Couldn't give a rats ass

Who's giving it to a rats ass ,?"

Roland?

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"I think Gordon Bennett was a racing driver"

...whose initials just happen to be shared with 'Gaw Blimey'

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By *weet and SpiceCouple
over a year ago

Around the Midlands

You're the bee's knees.....eh???

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Couldn't give a rats ass

Who's giving it to a rats ass ,?"

You dirty rat

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I used to know alot of the origins of says as me and Jay used to look them up. Don't know any on this thread though

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By *imited 3EditionCouple
over a year ago

Live in Scotland Play in England

"Let's nuke this"

A favourite of those who grew up during the Nuclear Arms race

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

""Let's nuke this"

A favourite of those who grew up during the Nuclear Arms race"

Are you sure?

My recollection of those days was that we were all far too scared of it happening to make light of it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"That's not to be sniffed at" when offered something.

Who sniffs everything?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Couldn't give a rats ass

Who's giving it to a rats ass ,?

Roland?

Ratatouille?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The dogs bollocks. Does anyone really want to be a pair of canine testicles?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I used to wonder about the origin of the phrase “enough room to swing a cat”.

At one point, I used to (humourously) imagine someone in a room swinging a cat around by its tail and saying “yeah, that's enough room alright!”

Also, "cat's got your tongue"

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By *icassolifelikeMan
over a year ago

Luton

I like to poke fun at yesteryear’s education levels every time I hear a baby boomer talk about the 3 Rs.

Reading

Writing

Arithmetic

“Back in my day………………”

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One used to hear a lot when younger

Fuck my old boots. When something went wrong.

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

I'll go to the foot of our stairs

WTF is that about? What if you live in a bungalow?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate your guts.?

Always found that saying strange.

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By *imited 3EditionCouple
over a year ago

Live in Scotland Play in England

[Removed by poster at 22/02/23 20:57:02]

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Happy as Larry. Who was this very happy man?

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

kicked the bucket,,

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By *ohn8210tCouple
over a year ago

Warwick

Swing a cat - this refers to swinging a

Cat of nine tails. It’s like a whip with nine tails usually with studs on . Used to flog sailors as a punishment. As we understand it you had X amount of lashes on your bare back from the ‘ cat o’ nine tails’.

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

"Swing a cat - this refers to swinging a

Oooooh I have one of those minus the studs..

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By *inister_SpinsterWoman
over a year ago

North West

"I used to wonder about the origin of the phrase “enough room to swing a cat”.

At one point, I used to (humourously) imagine someone in a room swinging a cat around by its tail and saying “yeah, that's enough room alright!”

It was the space to swing a cat of nine tails. So it's an old nautical term.

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By *trawberry shortcake 9999Woman
over a year ago

Always found like a bull in a China shop strange, you wouldn't get a full grown bull through the door!

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By *riel13Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

Flamin' Ada's 'ear' oles... Or bloody Nora!

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By *eading beddingMan
over a year ago

Berks

That's the badger!

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

I before E, except after W.

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By *ip2Man
over a year ago

Near Maidenhead

"Raining cats and dogs". Wonder where that comes from?

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By *heeky wiggles2020Man
over a year ago

near the seaside

"I hate your guts.?

Always found that saying strange."

Join me on a Sunday morning after a heavy Saturday night and you won’t find that one strange

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By *heeky wiggles2020Man
over a year ago

near the seaside

A strange one I heard more years ago

Was when someone did something accurately

It was cock on

I’m not sure if the intent was it’s so well done it gets me hard

It’s so accurate I could rub my cock over it without abrasion

I’m so in favour of this , if your gonna change or question it your gonna have to go through my limp cock first

Who knows

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By *YDB75Man
over a year ago

East Yorkie

Dont play with ya belly button ya bum will fall off

If the wind changes ya face will stay like it

Stop playing with it you’ll go blind

Carefull that BMW is indicating to turn right

Is there any evidence these have happened ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dont play with ya belly button ya bum will fall off

If the wind changes ya face will stay like it

Stop playing with it you’ll go blind

Carefull that BMW is indicating to turn right

Is there any evidence these have happened ?? "

Well we all know the BMW indicating has to be pure myth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll be a monkeys uncle

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By *ixenitedWoman
over a year ago

Here or There abouts

This won't get the baby a new bonnet lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's a few that I know the answers to!!

Freeze the balls off a brass monkey!

Metal Square made of brass used for stacking cannonballs on ships they contracted in cold weather spilling the contents!

Hard graft!

Graft is a long thin spade used for digging trenches.

Gormless!

To have gorm daily bottle of wine is an old phrase for saying as intelligence but has falling out of fashion, however gormless remains!

Raining cats and dog

Can't remember exact details but was depictions of two ancient gods one was represented by cats and one was a dog one was that thunder god and the other one was a lightning god possibly Norse cant remember.

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