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@indonesia-phil saidNor indeed Polari.
And of course we haven't got into cockney rhyming slang yet.
And then there's things like "tired and emotional", or "Arkell vs. Pressdram"; or "Mrs. Trellis from North Wales"; or "you may very well say that".
@indonesia-phil saidI don't get it, Phil. I have to *assume* the King of Thailand has no lineage from Queen Vic, eh? Yet he is the respected King.
It would definitely help, and being able to trace the genetic lineage back to Queen Victoria is essential, otherwise they wouldn't count.
Hmmm.
@earl-of-trumps saidYes, I'm sorry, I'm prone to saying things sometimes that should not be taken too literally. I've got in trouble before in these forums for doing this...It's true that Victoria married her various offspring into various royal European families, but I'll give you the king of Thailand.
I don't get it, Phil. I have to *assume* the King of Thailand has no lineage from Queen Vic, eh? Yet he is the respected King.
Hmmm.
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@relentless-red saidBrass monkeys (cold enough to freeze the balls off . . . ).
Boss scran
Go head
The bizzies
Snowin Joeys
A bevvy
A bifter...
If you can get all six I'll leave the bottom two behind the bar at the Tavern on the Board for you.
Articulated lorry (that’s just a Mac truck).
The man on the Clapham bus.
@moonbus saidI think the man on the Clapham omnibus would prefer the traditional version old man (as the nesh southern jessies might say).
Brass monkeys (cold enough to freeze the balls off . . . ).
Articulated lorry (that’s just a Mac truck).
The man on the Clapham bus.
Well go to the bottom of our stairs (as you would hear in Yorkshire if you said something meant to surprise that was not felt to be surprising).
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@relentless-red said"The man on the Clapham bus" refers to any normal, sensible person, any John Doe, and what he would do or think in a given situation. Sometimes referred to in law as meaning what amount of due care and attention can be expected of any citizen going about his daily affairs.
I think the man on the Clapham omnibus would prefer the traditional version old man (as the nesh southern jessies might say).
Well go to the bottom of our stairs (as you would hear in Yorkshire if you said something meant to surprise that was not felt to be surprising).
An "average Joe", if you discount the coincidental reference to a certain RHP persona.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_the_Clapham_omnibus
@moonbus
Sorry, I was just being pedantic and pointing out that the traditional saying is omnibus not bus!