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By *om Tom 1969 OP   Man
over a year ago

liverpool

a lighter hearted discussion. how about discussing where particular sayings that we all use from time to time, for example 'toe-the-line, which comes from boxing as part of the Queensbury rules. You can ask or question or reveal what you think is the answer,,lets have some fun!!

I will start with being 'On the wagon'

answers please!

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By *icefellatwoMan
over a year ago

hastings


"a lighter hearted discussion. how about discussing where particular sayings that we all use from time to time, for example 'toe-the-line, which comes from boxing as part of the Queensbury rules. You can ask or question or reveal what you think is the answer,,lets have some fun!!

I will start with being 'On the wagon'

answers please!"

Dick Van Dyke sang three wheels on my wagon if that helps

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

Was this something to do with the horse drawn cart (wagon) that used to pick up d*unkards????

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By *om Tom 1969 OP   Man
over a year ago

liverpool

both wrong!

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

on the wagon was an old term reffering to people being on the prison wagon, where they couldn't have another drink, I think

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

Awwwww bollocks

At least I don't have to go through the effort of thinking of a saying and it's origin pheeewwww

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

if its our turn, then the easy one.....

flash in the pan!

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By *om Tom 1969 OP   Man
over a year ago

liverpool


"on the wagon was an old term reffering to people being on the prison wagon, where they couldn't have another drink, I think "
you are right, it was about people getting offered ale when they were on the way to the gallows...sorry mate, they are on the wagon!

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By *om Tom 1969 OP   Man
over a year ago

liverpool


"if its our turn, then the easy one.....

flash in the pan!"
The Gold Rush?

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By *om Tom 1969 OP   Man
over a year ago

liverpool


"Awwwww bollocks

At least I don't have to go through the effort of thinking of a saying and it's origin pheeewwww"
It doesn't matter if you don't know the answer, let someone else do that !!

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

Rule of thumb

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


"if its our turn, then the easy one.....

flash in the pan! The Gold Rush?"

nope

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


"Rule of thumb"
newtons law?

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


"Rule of thumbnewtons law?

"

Nope. I will reveal after a couple more guesses

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By *om Tom 1969 OP   Man
over a year ago

liverpool


"Rule of thumbnewtons law?

Nope. I will reveal after a couple more guesses"
is it from the Roman Gladiators?

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

Nope

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

Many years ago when women where beaten by their husband it was acceptable as long as he didnt hit her with a stick that was thicker than his thumb. Hence . . . Rule of thumb

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By *arry247Couple
over a year ago

Wakefield

Flash in the pan

Flintlock musket

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


"Flash in the pan

Flintlock musket"

yep, if the gunpowder 'flashed' but the ball didn't shoot

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

Go the whole 9 yards

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


"Go the whole 9 yards"

There is no accepted origin for that one. I prefer the long-jump or machine gun explanations but there is no single and accepted origin for the phrase.

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


"Many years ago when women where beaten by their husband it was acceptable as long as he didnt hit her with a stick that was thicker than his thumb. Hence . . . Rule of thumb"

Oooh I didn't know that

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

The whole 9 yards

I like the explanation that in World War ll the planes would be armed with 9 yards of bullets for their guns and were expected to return with none

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By *om Tom 1969 OP   Man
over a year ago

liverpool


"The whole 9 yards

I like the explanation that in World War ll the planes would be armed with 9 yards of bullets for their guns and were expected to return with none"
hmmm, not sure about that...had absolutely no idea, so i took the phoney way out and googled it,,,wikipedia is very undecided but doesnt mention aeroplanes, although having said that, you may be right

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

cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey..........

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By *eerobCouple
over a year ago

solihull

A brass monkey was a triangle that they used on board ship to store cannon balls in a pyramid. When it got cold the brass contracted and popped the balls out/ off.

All wrong about on the wagon. In the servants quarters they were allowed a drink of beer every meal. The beer was in a small barrel on a little wheeled trolly, a wagon, which was pushed up and down the table. If you did not want you drink you put it back on the wagon so someone else could have your drink.

Where does the expression your numbers up come from?

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