On 17/9/97 11:49 pm Rick Morrison said
>Translated from the American to the Queen's English, "Atta Boy" would
>come out something like "Good show, chap". Derived from a more proper
>pronuciation, "That's a Boy".
> Sometimes used to keep track of how well a particular project,
>operation, or whatever is going, it must be remembers that 1 (ONE) "OH,
>SHIT!" erases 10 (ten) "Atta Boys"
Thanks for the many explainations. Just like to point out that I've never
ever heard anyone in England say "Good show, chap". Although 'Oh shit' is
a daily ocurrance ;-)
Cheers,
Philip Raby
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