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Offline tel

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Charlie's hanging (dead)
« on: May 31, 2011, 12:51:59 PM »
Anybody heard this expression?

I heard someone use this the other day, first time in years.
The ex Mrs Tel used to say it and I had no idea what she was talking about, always thought it was a strange Bromley saying.

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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2011, 12:52:55 PM »
 whacky115 whacky115 whacky115

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That'll be a no then  lol:
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2011, 12:54:48 PM »
I think you are probably too young and wouldn't wear one anyway.
Somewhat old-fashioned these days.
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2011, 12:56:52 PM »
Never heard it before Tel
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2011, 12:57:20 PM »
Do you hear that JOM ....I am too YOUNG !!!!  whistle:

Have you finished shovelling that salt into your open wound ?   lol:

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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2011, 01:05:48 PM »
It referred to a slip or petticoat showing below the skirt/dress hem-line.

I would imagine that the only petticoats that Miss D knows, are shortbread ones  razz:
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2011, 02:02:33 PM »
I use the phrase but not sure where it came from.   redface:

Used for sagging petticoats, stockings at half mast and chaps with shirt tail hanging out.
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2011, 02:34:21 PM »
Brought back a memory of school that did. Mr Parkinson, "you boy, tuck your shirt in your trousers, your brains will get cold". He was the physics teacher then (1973), and retired as headmaster of the same school last year. If you cut him in half, I reckon the school's name would run right through him
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2011, 02:46:28 PM »
Quote from: Just One More on May 31, 2011, 02:34:21 PM
Brought back a memory of school that did. Mr Parkinson, "you boy, tuck your shirt in your trousers, your brains will get cold". He was the physics teacher then (1973), and retired as headmaster of the same school last year. If you cut him in half, I reckon the school's name would run right through him

Alas, they no longer make them like that.  noooo:
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2011, 02:49:13 PM »
Quote from: tel on May 31, 2011, 01:05:48 PM
It referred to a slip or petticoat showing below the skirt/dress hem-line.

I would imagine that the only petticoats that Miss D knows, are shortbread ones  razz:

Far too much hassle , all those layers  noooo:
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2011, 02:55:19 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on May 31, 2011, 02:46:28 PM
Quote from: Just One More on May 31, 2011, 02:34:21 PM
Brought back a memory of school that did. Mr Parkinson, "you boy, tuck your shirt in your trousers, your brains will get cold". He was the physics teacher then (1973), and retired as headmaster of the same school last year. If you cut him in half, I reckon the school's name would run right through him

Alas, they no longer make them like that.  noooo:

Indeed. Mr WHite was my Year 3 teacher in primary skool. Tail gunner in a Lancaster. I still have the Battle of Britain memorial stamps he made us all buy in 1965(?)
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2011, 04:16:43 PM »
A phrase came to mind the other evening when out with some folk in relation to one of the company  rubschin:

"I've seen more meat on a butcher's pencil".  I was discreet  angel1
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2011, 04:22:30 PM »
I heard that on Radio 4 the other day  rubschin:
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2011, 04:40:27 PM »
Quote from: tel on May 31, 2011, 12:51:59 PM
Anybody heard this expression?

I heard someone use this the other day, first time in years.
The ex Mrs Tel used to say it and I had no idea what she was talking about, always thought it was a strange Bromley saying.



Yep used to be a common phrase in Worcestershire in the early/mid 70s.  Always referred to petticoats/slips as far as I was aware.
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Re: Charlie's hanging (dead)
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2011, 04:51:46 PM »
I too am too young to understand this :-).
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