re ladies petticoats we used to say "charlies dead" heaven knows where that came from

"if my aunt had whiskers she'd be my uncle," used to quieten someone who keeps on saying if this ,or if that.

okthen, we've had kenneth williams, and spike milligan,how about blackadder,over to you bert.

just to lower the tone of an otherwise excellent thread,the French use the term "the english have arrived" to denote the start of menstruation.no wonder the French laugh when tourists exclaim "les anglais et arrive"

cheers

bill