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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Prob with Archos fmRE: Prob with Archos fm
From: BlueChip <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:57:12 +0100 > > Blow me? a very very mild expletive often used by my grand mother, and > > others of that generation, rather like "stone-a- crows". > >There are 2 origins of the phrase "blow me". One of them is the "older" >version, used by grandmothers (and mothers), which is indeed very mild, >and is actually "blow me down" - a statement of surprise. Which in itself is a contraction of "you could blow me down with a feather", to suggest that your state is of being so trace-fixed with awe or surprise that the breeze created by the movement of a feather would upset your balance. Remeber this is a Kinesthetic metaphor, don't take it too literally. _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2004-06-21 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |