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Quote from: The Moan Ranger (Orderer of the Young's) on September 28, 2012, 03:15:07 AMMorning all. Crisp + clear at Gatwick. 4 days of uber-overtime begins. 14 hours today and tomorrow. 15 1/2 hours Sunday and 13 1/2 hours on Monday. Corking!Where did the expression corking come from to mean something good ? If a wine is corked it is ruined Confucius say Miss D is confuddled again .Morning by the way
Morning all. Crisp + clear at Gatwick. 4 days of uber-overtime begins. 14 hours today and tomorrow. 15 1/2 hours Sunday and 13 1/2 hours on Monday. Corking!
Quote from: Miss Demeanour on September 28, 2012, 05:59:12 AMQuote from: The Moan Ranger (Orderer of the Young's) on September 28, 2012, 03:15:07 AMMorning all. Crisp + clear at Gatwick. 4 days of uber-overtime begins. 14 hours today and tomorrow. 15 1/2 hours Sunday and 13 1/2 hours on Monday. Corking!Where did the expression corking come from to mean something good ? If a wine is corked it is ruined Confucius say Miss D is confuddled again .Morning by the wayDefined by various dictionaries as being "extremely fine —often used as an intensive especially before good <had a corking good time" ~ The first known use in this sense seems to be in 1895.Oh and Good Afternoon All.
Hi BM ~ Kind of you to ask ~ Bloody sore ackchooly.
Quote from: Snoopy on September 28, 2012, 01:03:06 PMHi BM ~ Kind of you to ask ~ Bloody sore ackchooly. So are we ....just settle down and stop wandering off