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I've been thinking ( yes me, oh joy ) this for a while.


Other peoples words & phrases stand out so much sometimes we find ourselves adopting them or they evoke a particular place & person


For example Keef wrote-


and the soundtrack is brill (on the feel good movie thread)


Brill is a great word, so 80's and so ready for a revival. Well done Keef !



My mum used to say "I should co-co" if you pushed your luck a bit too far, where did that come from ?




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bigbadwolf Wrote:

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> I heard that a lot as well Jah. The neighbours

> would often have to put up with the succession of

> "swish", "thwack" and me howling my head off. I

> would then hear the dreaded Dettol bath being run.


You're back then. Did Admin run you a Dettol bath after a quick swishing and thwacking?

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> But you remember the sting!

>

> Reminds me of grazed knees as a child. Mum would

> put Dettol in the bath.


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That and TCP, we still use it here.


I do try not to say "See, what did I tell you" when my kids fall/crash/smash bikes/skateboards ect , but boy do I have to try hard.



"That'll learn em"




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Keef Wrote:

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> An Aussie mate uses the phrase Exactly Right a

> lot, and I definitely picked that up from him.


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Brill Keef, exactly right.


What"s occurring ( very Auzzie )




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daizie Wrote:

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> yea my mum does that too, half a cap of dettol in

> the bath . She's not alone then .


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No she and HonaloochieB quite often share a bath don't you H, she brings the Detol he brings his guitar.....



Oh sweet music......




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