The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Snoopy on April 01, 2008, 07:39:48 AM
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Why do people say this on the first of the month? .... Any sensible suggestions will be considered.
Honestly I haven't a clue and it's bugging me.
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Why do people say this on the first of the month?
Honestly I haven't a clue and it's bugging me.
Well. . . before tampons were invented. . .
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I wish I knew because it irritates me how obssesive I am over it.
However, it seems even wikipedia can't come up with anything!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_rabbit
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It negates the "pinch, punch, first of the month" assault.
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It negates the "pinch, punch, first of the month" assault.
Now I thought the correct response to that was/is "A pinch and a kick - for being so quick"
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A punch in the eye for being so sly!
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A punch in the eye for being so sly!
Well practiced are we?
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A punch in the eye for being so sly!
Well practiced are we?
I have a younger brother. You'd be well practiced if you grew up with him too!
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My late mother had sayings like these to cover every occasion.
Every new moon she'd issue us with a couple of pennies each to take into the garden and "turn them over" beneath the moon to ensure prosperity for the coming weeks and we were forbidden to look at a full moon through a window..
She had so many of these sayings and superstitions I can't now remember them all but heaven help anyone who puts new shoes on a table or crosses a pair of knives in my house!
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We weren't allowed to look at the full moon through a window either.
Also stir with a knife you stir up strife.
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And never put salt on anyone elses food "Help to salt ~ help to sorrow"
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Great that is a new one to add to my already great repertoire! censored:
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Great that is a new one to add to my already great repertoire! censored:
Hows about her insistence on giving anyone a coin if you gave them a present of a knife or pair of scissors "So as not to cut the friendship"
Her desire to shake hands with you if she sneezed "Shake hands with a fool to pass on the devil you just sneezed out"
And if you cracked your "funny bone" against something she would say "Hit the other elbow hard .... it'll lessen the pain"
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Was she Irish?
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Nope. Born in Southampton.
Her Father came from Sussex and her Mother from North Hampshire.
Her Mother's family were a long line (I have traced them back to the 1600s) of country folk from North Hampshire. Her Father's parents were a Scot (his father) and the daughter of a tinker from Devon.
Mother always claimed that she grew up with all these sayings and superstitions and that they just stuck.
Many of her favourites were nautical, prolly cos her dad was a sailor for many years. No whistling on a ship and all that stuff.
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Ah, yokel stock!
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Great that is a new one to add to my already great repertoire! censored:
Hows about her insistence on giving anyone a coin if you gave them a present of a knife or pair of scissors "So as not to cut the friendship"
Her desire to shake hands with you if she sneezed "Shake hands with a fool to pass on the devil you just sneezed out"
And if you cracked your "funny bone" against something she would say "Hit the other elbow hard .... it'll lessen the pain"
STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If you drop a glove, someone else should pick it up, and they will get a surprise.
Especially if Snoopy is behind them eveilgrin:
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If you drop a glove, someone else should pick it up, and they will get a surprise.
Especially if Snoopy is behind them eveilgrin:
Now that is another story altogether ~ I'll PM you.
Meanwhile I seem to have reduced Wenchy to a nervous wreck ~ she won't leave the house for a week at least now.
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scared2:
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I personally have never been superstitious ~ touch wood.
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Banghead
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Ah, yokel stock!
Very much so. Horny handed sons of the soil and all that.
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Blue and green should never be seen (together)
Salt spill, then throw over left shoulder bit.
Opening doors to let old year out, new year in. Something to do with crockery at New year as well.
Mother is Irish. Must be loads more that she would come out with.
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Don't eat yellow snow.
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I've heard lots of those posted so far, how about
Ne'er cast a clout till May is out
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I've heard lots of those posted so far, how about
Ne'er cast a clout till May is out
Ah but the doubt about that one is ............. Does it refer to the month of May or to the May Blossom which comes out much earlier?
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And what exactly is a clout? eeek:
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And what exactly is a clout? eeek:
Items of clothing. In this context winter garments.
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Pfft! I'm paying no attention to that!
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I've heard lots of those posted so far, how about
Ne'er cast a clout till May is out
And after that clout at will eveilgrin:
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"Ne'er thrutch a wench 'till June is out lest the bogle steal thy hair"
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Pfft! I'm paying no attention to that!
I wouldn't dear ~ wait until "Tit Monday" ..... we'll let you know.
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But I'm hot now! I put the jumpers away a few weeks ago!
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That's hormonal ..... nowt to do wi' t'weather. eveilgrin:
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redface:
And no I'm not!
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Ah yes, Tit Monday.Something to look foward to. L:ate APril usually? cloud9:
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Ah yes, Tit Monday.Something to look foward to. L:ate APril usually? cloud9:
That reminds me ~ must make an appointment with the optician
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Or just learn Braille! eveilgrin:
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Or just learn Braille! eveilgrin:
I was planning to invite myself to sit on your balcony with binoculars and pretend to be looking at the sea birds on the marsh. I'll bring beer, of course.
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It is a good spotting position,especially if you are interesed in birds.
I always keep some binoculars handy eyes:
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My late mother had sayings like these to cover every occasion.
Every new moon she'd issue us with a couple of pennies each to take into the garden and "turn them over" beneath the moon to ensure prosperity for the coming weeks and we were forbidden to look at a full moon through a window..
She had so many of these sayings and superstitions I can't now remember them all but heaven help anyone who puts new shoes on a table or crosses a pair of knives in my house!
;D My mom had a thing about hair, if you had it growing in front of your eyes she would say, "Comb your bloody hair otherwise you will get the raving stagmas" Whatever they were. As kids when we saw people falling over whilst singing in Welsh when leaving the pub we also believed they had the raving stagmas. We did not know about the effects of the demon drink. noooo: