Where does the term....

[Ginge]

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Son of a gun is now an expression of light hearted familiarity but it was not always so. In the past it was one of contempt and derision derived from the fact that it described a special type of illegitimate child. In the old days civilian women were allowed to live on naval ships; many became pregnant and had their child on board, usually near the midship gun behind a canvas screen. If the father was unknown, then the child was recorded in the ship's log as A son of a Gun.

[Bushy]

very good but did you know that before you went to a website to find out?

[Ginge]

I wouldnt of had a clue....probably would of though it came from some kind of fetish thing from yester-year.

[Mr_Happy]

QUOTE (Ginge @ Mar 15 2004, 21:07)

QUOTE (Mr_Happy @ Mar 15 2004, 19:43) QUOTE (ninja @ Mar 15 2004, 10:10) apparently this is where........... The modern sick as a parrot recorded from the 1970s—at one time much overused by British sportsmen as the opposite of over the moon—refers to a state of deep mental depression rather than physical illness; this perhaps comes from instances of parrots contracting psittacosis and passing it to their human owners. jesus i am now looking up phrases....anything to stop me from doin some work!! the sportsman bit was close   bascially from what i've heard, the phrase came about because when english football teams 1st started importing players, some of them could barely speek the language. well, this one guy, after just getting into england, he was mobbed by press asking him about the transfer etc. one repoter asked him how he felt and in his pigion english he said "i am sick as parret"   and its stuck ever since I'm afraid that Ninja is right.   Found this throgh random browsing. Tha bit "sick as a parrot" is at the bottom. all you've done if found the same website she said she found

[Ginge]

Well I'm more likely to trust a website over what you've heard.

 

 

[Mr_Happy]

i have you know i heard this from a reliable windup merchant

[Ginge]

QUOTE (Mr_Happy @ Mar 15 2004, 22:37)

i have you know i heard this from a reliable windup merchant

It wasnt Phil R was it?

[Mr_Happy]

nar - it was a ginger geeza

[Ginge]

Jimmy???

[Phil rr]

QUOTE (Ginge @ Mar 15 2004, 22:45)

Jimmy???

he didn't say 'ginger cu.nt'

Edited March 15, 2004 by Phil rr