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Re: Old local expressions
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Originally Posted by b rawlinson
I know it isnt politically correct to use expressions like the following these days but how did the expression-he(or she) skens like a bucket of welks originate?  |
There was an old silent movie star named Ben Turpin of whom it was often said: 'Skenned like a bucket o' whelks.'
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Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Put the GREAT back into BRITAIN.
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