Local/Regional Sayings

[Dorothy39]

Those were great!!!

The only one used here is "Built like a brick s&^% house!!!!!!,, occasionally, I've heard the expression " Crazier than a s%$# house rat" from older people!!!!!

this thread is interesting!!!!!

[kuhio98]

Cloverfdx (or any other Aussie's) What does "Bob's your uncle" mean?

I was just watching a TV show where the host said something like, "Quicker than you can say Bob's your uncle"..... something something something (I didn't catch the rest of it because I was too busy trying to figure out who Bob was).

[Muddy4paws]

Cloverfdx (or any other Aussie's) What does "Bob's your uncle" mean?

I was just watching a TV show where the host said something like, "Quicker than you can say Bob's your uncle"..... something something something (I didn't catch the rest of it because I was too busy trying to figure out who Bob was).

As Killearn Kitties said It used as a expression to say something is done easily

[cloverfdx]

Yep what KK & M4Ps said . Everyone says "Ta" instead of thankyou these days, has anyone else noticed?

[lbaker]

In 1877, British Prime Minister, Robert Cecil,
appointed his nephew as Minister for Ireland.
The press had a field day when he referred to
the Prime Minister as “Uncle Bob”. That’s how
“Bob’s Your Uncle” became a popular phrase
applied to sum up any positive situation.

[Killearn Kitties]

The Irish story is one of dozens of theories, Laurie. I don't think anyone has a reliable explanation. Those cockneys you know - no-one knows what they are on about!

[lbaker]

It's probably something REALLY off color but the cockney accent makes it sound like "Bob's yer uncle" Why the mind fairly boggles at the possibilities