Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Moderator: Jon O'Neill
-
- Post-apocalypse
- Posts: 6347
- Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm
Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Cutting a rug
My missus was shocked that I'm 60 and didn't know it.
I only found out watching the Netflix film Reptile
My missus was shocked that I'm 60 and didn't know it.
I only found out watching the Netflix film Reptile
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
- Mark Deeks
- Fanatic
- Posts: 2446
- Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:15 am
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
There was a £100 question on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire once where the answer was His Nibs. Nope, never heard of it. Woulda have to have lifelined.
Eoin Monaghan wrote:
He may not be liked on here, but you have to give some credit to Mark
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:26 pm There was a £100 question on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire once where the answer was His Nibs. Nope, never heard of it. Woulda have to have lifelined.
-
- Post-apocalypse
- Posts: 6347
- Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
I use it a a term of endearment for my dogFiona T wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:28 pmMark Deeks wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:26 pm There was a £100 question on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire once where the answer was His Nibs. Nope, never heard of it. Woulda have to have lifelined.
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
-
- Enthusiast
- Posts: 308
- Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:51 pm
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Wasn't there a cartoon strip in The Beano called "His Nibs" about a group of mice?Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:26 pm There was a £100 question on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire once where the answer was His Nibs. Nope, never heard of it. Woulda have to have lifelined.
- Mark Deeks
- Fanatic
- Posts: 2446
- Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:15 am
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
There may well have been, but I am neither a comics guy nor of the Beano generation. Just never heard of that phrase, guess it's more ubiquitous than I would ever have thought.
Eoin Monaghan wrote:
He may not be liked on here, but you have to give some credit to Mark
-
- Post-apocalypse
- Posts: 13312
- Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 pm
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
I've never heard it either from what I can recall.
-
- Enthusiast
- Posts: 308
- Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:51 pm
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Apparently, it was called "The Nibblers" and the head mouse was called His Nibs.Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:16 pmWasn't there a cartoon strip in The Beano called "His Nibs" about a group of mice?Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:26 pm There was a £100 question on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire once where the answer was His Nibs. Nope, never heard of it. Woulda have to have lifelined.
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Yeah def one I heard a lot growing up. Used for someone (male obv) who expected to by waited on - "see if his nibs wants a cup of tea"
-
- Post-apocalypse
- Posts: 6347
- Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Maybe their is a threshold for the saying
Im guessing those under forty may not have heard it used.
Im guessing those under forty may not have heard it used.
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
-
- Post-apocalypse
- Posts: 6347
- Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Another one is wearing a hair shirt.
I also had to look up what a charley horse is
I also had to look up what a charley horse is
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
-
- Post-apocalypse
- Posts: 6347
- Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
I flew in on the red eye so I'm very tired
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
- Johnny Canuck
- Kiloposter
- Posts: 1650
- Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:44 pm
- Location: Montréal 😃, Québec 😕, Canada 😃
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
"If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas."
Didn't hear it recently but was surprised to have not discovered it until 25+
Didn't hear it recently but was surprised to have not discovered it until 25+
I'm not dead yet. In a rut right now because of stress from work. I'll be back later in S89. I also plan to bring back the Mastergram - if I can find a way to run a timer or clock through pure MediaWiki without having to upload to Vimeo every time.
-
- Post-apocalypse
- Posts: 6347
- Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm
Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
One I've only heard recently.
Not my Circus, not my monkeys
Not my Circus, not my monkeys
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT