tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461496430851864756.post7507758569671008087..comments2023-05-12T04:57:08.406-07:00Comments on Dancing Knitter: Nothing Better...Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09708569664228289612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461496430851864756.post-37032951094960407602008-03-28T08:46:00.000-07:002008-03-28T08:46:00.000-07:00Ps and Qs could also be a different type of warnin...Ps and Qs could also be a different type of warning to customers. When drinks were chalked up "on the slate" landlords weren't averse to adding a couple of extra chalk marks in the pints and quarts columns. It's therefore a warning to check your bill!<BR/><BR/>"Wet your whistle" could also be a slang term for the throat or mouth that has been in use for hundreds of years. Chaucer makes reference to the phrase in his Canterbury Tales when describing someone who’d over-indulged – so was her jolly whistle well y wet.<BR/><BR/>Elaine Saunders<BR/>Author: A Book About Pub Names<BR/>www.completetext.com/ebooks.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461496430851864756.post-63532849910181928532008-03-17T11:11:00.000-07:002008-03-17T11:11:00.000-07:00A list of very interesting things, indeed. I hope...A list of very interesting things, indeed. I hope you get some time to knit soon! And I hope your classes are going well, too.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I did *not* try to lick my elbow. :)knittingmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06147011747027649802noreply@blogger.com