IrishSheepdog
Sitting in the median
Glad you all like it. I just had to do it!
Updates From Vegas
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gay_pilot18
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Sorry not english...what does "Bob's ur uncle mean?"
Everett
Everett
aloft
New Member
From the alt.usage.english FAQ (http://www.yaelf.com/aueFAQ/mifbobsyouruncle.shtml)
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"Bob's your uncle"
(Phrase Origins)
This British phrase means "all will be well" or "simple as that": "You go and ask for the job -- and he remembers your name -- and Bob's your uncle." It dates from circa 1890.
P. Brendon, in Eminent Edwardians, 1979, suggests an origin: "When, in 1887, Balfour was unexpectedly promoted to the vital front line post of Chief Secretary for Ireland by his uncle Robert, Lord Salisbury (a stroke of nepotism that inspired the catch-phrase 'Bob's your uncle'), ..." Or it may have been prompted by the cant phrase "All is bob" = "all is safe."
(Info from Eric Partridge's _Dictionary of Catch Phrases_, 2nd edition, revised by Paul Beale, Routledge, 1985, ISBN 0-415-05916-X.)
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"Bob's your uncle"
(Phrase Origins)
This British phrase means "all will be well" or "simple as that": "You go and ask for the job -- and he remembers your name -- and Bob's your uncle." It dates from circa 1890.
P. Brendon, in Eminent Edwardians, 1979, suggests an origin: "When, in 1887, Balfour was unexpectedly promoted to the vital front line post of Chief Secretary for Ireland by his uncle Robert, Lord Salisbury (a stroke of nepotism that inspired the catch-phrase 'Bob's your uncle'), ..." Or it may have been prompted by the cant phrase "All is bob" = "all is safe."
(Info from Eric Partridge's _Dictionary of Catch Phrases_, 2nd edition, revised by Paul Beale, Routledge, 1985, ISBN 0-415-05916-X.)
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FL270
New Member
SO sorry I wasn't able to make it ... I know I missed out on a heck of a good time. It would be terrific to meet you guys, even the guys (like Aloft and Ophir) I get worked up with in the Squawk Box! Like Doug said, argue in the Box all you want, in person we'd all get along great.
Next year, Orlando or Vegas, I am there ...
FL270
Next year, Orlando or Vegas, I am there ...
FL270
tonyw
Well-Known Member
Glad you got back okay. Because of the delay in my flight from Vegas, I had to catch the redeye out of LAX. I am at work now and I am going to need lots of coffee to get through the day!
I am also all for going back to Vegas again. Who knows, I may actually remember the places all the locals recommended!
Oh, yeah, if anyone feels like they pitched in too much money, let me know. I had a little spare change left at the end of the night because of folks throwing in a little something for the next round.
I am also all for going back to Vegas again. Who knows, I may actually remember the places all the locals recommended!
Oh, yeah, if anyone feels like they pitched in too much money, let me know. I had a little spare change left at the end of the night because of folks throwing in a little something for the next round.
Ophir
Well-Known Member
Well I didn't have to take a red eye, thank jeebus. My flight was only a one hour hop back to the happy valley. The pain was sitting on the floor in LAS for almost five hours while the terminal seemed to become increasingly crowded. Apparently it was the Wx in LAS that was causing all the delays. I don't remember it being that bad yesterday. Hmmm.
I am on the coffee binge this morning too. Moving a little slow after this weekend.
I am on the coffee binge this morning too. Moving a little slow after this weekend.
IrishSheepdog
Sitting in the median
I can't believe you guys are in your 30s. I would have never believed it!!
sbe
Well-Known Member
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I used to think of the people on the show "Thirtysomething" (if anyone remembers that) and thought, "Damn! They're almost dead!" Now I'm one of them!
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I know. Tell me about it. I am 6 days away from joining you thirtysomethings, and as of yet have not been able to come to grips with it.
Sarah
I used to think of the people on the show "Thirtysomething" (if anyone remembers that) and thought, "Damn! They're almost dead!" Now I'm one of them!
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I know. Tell me about it. I am 6 days away from joining you thirtysomethings, and as of yet have not been able to come to grips with it.
Sarah
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I know. Tell me about it. I am 6 days away from joining you thirtysomethings, and as of yet have not been able to come to grips with it.
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Look at the positive side, Sarah.
You're just that much closer to the senior discount at Denny's and finally developing a taste for liver 'n onions.
I know. Tell me about it. I am 6 days away from joining you thirtysomethings, and as of yet have not been able to come to grips with it.
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Look at the positive side, Sarah.
You're just that much closer to the senior discount at Denny's and finally developing a taste for liver 'n onions.
IrishSheepdog
Sitting in the median
Hey, you could be 39 pushing 40!
tonyw
Well-Known Member
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I know. Tell me about it. I am 6 days away from joining you thirtysomethings, and as of yet have not been able to come to grips with it.
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Ah, Sarah, it's not that bad. You just start pushing the age at which you get old back ten years.
Seriously, though. The "old geezers" I met out in Vegas put some of the young kids I worked with when I was waiting tables and folding clothes this summer to shame.
I know. Tell me about it. I am 6 days away from joining you thirtysomethings, and as of yet have not been able to come to grips with it.
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Ah, Sarah, it's not that bad. You just start pushing the age at which you get old back ten years.
Seriously, though. The "old geezers" I met out in Vegas put some of the young kids I worked with when I was waiting tables and folding clothes this summer to shame.
