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Thread #1141   Message #4174734
Posted By: Acorn4
17-Jun-23 - 05:11 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)
Subject: RE: Origins: Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)
In UK there is an expression "like a blue arsed fly" which means similar to running round like a headless chicken and seems to sum up the manic way many people have to work and live these days.

Possibly rooted in the "Blue Tail Fly" song?

Blue Arsed Fly