Re: Cool sounding place names
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handrawn
Thanks for the heads up on sid kipper - made up name!
By the way, whilst I'm sure I understand the meaning of "heads up"
anyone have the etymology on it?
I actually knew the provenance of "Scarborough Fair"...and I don't believe that I said than Paul Simon wrote it. :)
Here's a link you might enjoy, Steve.http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/your/extra/fond1.shtml :D
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Steve, I just did a google search after my last post,
guess what? you're nearly famous. Top of the listings!
I had a strange feeling of deja vu!
Saludos,
Bob.
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Ha :D
yep - I was just making the point re Scarborough fair - words have been exchanged that are not appropriate here as you will know then - I felt certain you would :eek:
nice link - sid's pastiche 'jack onion' is a classic - especially the version with the lead-in patter
always thought 'heads up' would be as in what animals do when they catch sight/wind/scent of something, but no evidence for this :)
Re: Cool sounding place names
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Originally Posted by
iamtheblues
By the way, whilst I'm sure I understand the meaning of "heads up"
anyone have the etymology on it?
I've always understood it as an 'early/advanced warning/information '
Wiki says
heads up
(idiomatic) Used as an informal warning, caution, or call for attention; pay attention!
But SteveJ's understanding makes sense to me too.
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I thought meerkats when I first came across the expression.
Saludos,
Bob.
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Steve, I nearly missed your links further up the page.
I wouldn't say Wetwang was cool, it has smutty connotations,
so I'm told. :rolleyes:
I was disappointed reading about Thwing that it wasn't pronounced
as written ie: "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that thwing".
Nice links.
Saludos,
Bob.
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guess that rules out Hampton Court then? :D
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Hampton Court?.....
Hampton Court?.....
.....oh, yes, I get it now. :o :rolleyes:
It's a bit like The Goon's roving reporter Hugh Jampton.
How the BBC let that one slip through the net is a mystery.
Saludos,
Bob.
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