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Offline DianaCanada

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Re: Mind your own business…
« Reply #18 on: Monday 14 August 23 02:29 BST (UK) »
Over here, the expression men use is “I have to see a man about a horse”.

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« Reply #19 on: Monday 14 August 23 02:40 BST (UK) »
Quote from: DianaCanada on Monday 14 August 23 02:29 BST (UK)
Over here, the expression men use is “I have to see a man about a horse”.
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What did women of a previous generation say?

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« Reply #20 on: Monday 14 August 23 09:09 BST (UK) »
When asked what time it was the answer would be 'half past the leg of my shirt going on to the leg of my trousers'

Going to see man about a dog usually referred to Dad going for a pint.
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« Reply #21 on: Monday 14 August 23 09:11 BST (UK) »
Quote from: sparrett on Monday 14 August 23 02:40 BST (UK)
Quote from: DianaCanada on Monday 14 August 23 02:29 BST (UK)
Over here, the expression men use is “I have to see a man about a horse”.
;D
What did women of a previous generation say?

Sue

“I have to powder my nose”?

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Re: Mind your own business…
« Reply #22 on: Monday 14 August 23 09:29 BST (UK) »
Quote from: DianaCanada on Monday 14 August 23 09:11 BST (UK)
Quote from: sparrett on Monday 14 August 23 02:40 BST (UK)
Quote from: DianaCanada on Monday 14 August 23 02:29 BST (UK)
Over here, the expression men use is “I have to see a man about a horse”.
;D
What did women of a previous generation say?

Sue

“I have to powder my nose”?

I remember that one from my grandmother. When I was very young I believed her and always studied her nose when she came back - it looked no different, couldn't understand why.
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« Reply #23 on: Monday 14 August 23 10:56 BST (UK) »
My Father-in-Law use to say, when going to the bathroom, "I'm just going to shake hands with my best friend"  ;D
I never heard anyone else call it that.
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« Reply #24 on: Monday 14 August 23 17:43 BST (UK) »
I just had to look how this thread started!!
My Nan born in 1900 used to say when I couldn't find something.  "It's up in Annie's room behind the clock".  Anyone heard of that expression, she was from the "Potteries".
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« Reply #25 on: Monday 14 August 23 17:57 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Wellington66 on Monday 14 August 23 17:43 BST (UK)
I just had to look how this thread started!!
My Nan born in 1900 used to say when I couldn't find something.  "It's up in Annie's room behind the clock".  Anyone heard of that expression, she was from the "Potteries".
Welly x

Mentioned in my post #2 and our family is from Kent.
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Re: Mind your own business…
« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 15 August 23 19:02 BST (UK) »
Every cell in one's body has either an XX or an XY gender chromosome.

If you get a prostate cancer exam at 60, you are male.

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