Re: Blimey<Pine.WNT.3.95.970205113532.-426465H-100000@macr119.bangor.ac.uk>

[Richard Jackson <RICHARD.JACKSON@nene.ac.uk>]

>I thought that popeye's saying 'Blow me down!' was a contracted version
>of the saying 'blow me down with a feather!' implying the individual is
>so suprised a blow from a feather would knock them down.
>It's similar to how 'Bugger me' has been contracted from 'Bugger me with
>a fish fork' (eh Rich)

Cor Blimey me ol' china, ain't got a clue what your waffling about there, or
atleast thats what I'm sticking to.  :-)

Rich

ps, whens the lynching party for OJ....Ooops, another Non-LBC topic, best shut
me gob eh!!!