Your favourite phrases.

It refers to it in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_for_a_Burton

 

My brother (who's older than me) has a saying which I've never quite understood or known the origins of: When he's going to the WC for a wee, he says "I'm going for a burst on the banjo".......Lord knows where that comes from! :hihi:

How often we hear or use expressions we don't know the meaning of,i've heard a few funny ones,but i've never heard the one your brother says.

How often we hear or use expressions we don't know the meaning of,i've heard a few funny ones,but i've never heard the one your brother says.

It is quite amusing though isn't it? Conjurs up any number of visions!

resistance is futile

I'm "Happy as Larry" today. Thats another one to look up later because i don't know who the "ecky thump" Larry is.

Ahhh right thankyou Janie48 thats interesting, I know I have always thought that who is this Larry that we are supposed to be happy as??, the comment about going to the toilet as a saying is one I have never heard but is a good one I might use from now on, I say I am just going to spend a penny or going for a tinkle he he.

It refers to it in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_for_a_Burton

 

My brother (who's older than me) has a saying which I've never quite understood or known the origins of: When he's going to the WC for a wee, he says "I'm going for a burst on the banjo".......Lord knows where that comes from! :hihi:

Not heard that one misen, but personally I use "just going to point Percy, at the porcelain"

Its oer yonder---over there.

Stop faffing about---stop messing.

Daft as a brush------stupid.

Dropping the kids off at the pool.

All is well.... All is well......

It refers to it in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_for_a_Burton

 

My brother (who's older than me) has a saying which I've never quite understood or known the origins of: When he's going to the WC for a wee, he says "I'm going for a burst on the banjo".......Lord knows where that comes from! :hihi:

We used to use this a lot in our house when I lived with my parents but not quite in that context ;-)

I think it comes from the old Ken Dodd radio shows when Ken would break off halfway through a sketch and say " I must just have a quick burst on mi banjo!" followed by a burst of ultra fast banjo music then he would say "By Jove , I needed that !! " I'll have a google and see if I can find it .

my favorite one is there is flattery in friendship by william shakespeare