Like Adam Spencer the other day talking about names ....
"Lady has sent in this text message ...
"What chance does the name "Gaye" have of surviving the next generation!? - Buckley's that's what !" , signed Gaye Buckley"
PS maybe "watch the pennies and the pounds look after themselves". ?
Maybe that referred to those machines that you checked your weight with a penny ?
"not worth a tinker's dam(n)" - apprently relates to the tinker and using a small dam in the dirt to hold water to cook items after workig on pots, metal etc.
"mad as a hatter"
arguably originated with a nervous disorder / shaking disability shown by milliners - similar to Parkinson's disease - due to the mercury they used in the making of hats ....
Mind you, these days we get our share of mercury from the (old and) new "efficient" fluorescent lights instead - dumped without restriction despite the warnings of scientists
Some sayings are so out of date now, and not allowed anymore, they can't be said.
I suppose a lot has to do with who is living in a country. A sign that says, "No Martians allowed in Melbourne" is perfectly acceptable.
Some sayings are so out of date now, and not allowed anymore, they can't be said.
I suppose a lot has to do with who is living in a country. A sign that says, "No Martians allowed in Melbourne" is perfectly acceptable.
yes , once upon a time the saying "call a spade a spade "was perfectly acceptable as a general quote for being straightforward. These days it seems to have a more dire meaning , shame that , but hey its progress isnt it ?