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Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :

Welcome to the board Alan!
many people like to put thier P's and Q's here!
Now for the trivia!
How did the term (P's and Q's )come about and what do they stand for?

2nd Question would be about the term of (Wetting your whistle!)
where did this one come from as well?

All comments welcome and let the games begin!!!!

Raven/2001

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Posted by PKing (Member # 337) on :

How would we know if the answers to these questions are REALLY the truth?

In the English language alphabet the Q is always preceeded by the P (if you watch them)

If you can form your lips and blow threw them to cause a whisling sound(then any liquid applied to them)could be considered:wetting

Could a human take on the physical caractures
of a bird,be called by the same name?he he he

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Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :

what bird has the biggest population?

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Posted by David Fisher (Member # 107) on :

I dont know about P's and Q's but heres a couple more for you.

The expression "In the gutter" is supposed to have originated in Ireland from the early days of the Guiness Brewery when the local pubs had the lovely black stuff piped in directly from the brewery.
The Irish being the Irish of course soon discovered this and some of the more inventive ones would find where the pipe ran close to the surface in the streets, dig it up and have a bit of a party.

The expresion "Dead Ringer" stems from the Black Death in England. Plague victims were becoming so numerous in places that the bodies were being buried atop others in the cemetaries.
Occasionally one of the coffins would be opened in the process of digging the grave and few were found to have scratch marks on the inside.
It turned out that before recovering, some victims could go into a deep coma and mistakenly, they would be assumed dead.
The answer to this it was decided, was to run a string from the coffin to a bell on the surface above the grave and have a person sit vigil overnight.
If the bell should ring then they would have a dead ringer IE: mistaken for something they weren't.

I dont know if this saying is still current outside of Britian and here but...
The expression "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" comes from the British military. A brass monkey was a brass (obviously) platform on which cannon balls would be stacked.
They were made to fairly fine tolerances and in colder weather the brass apparently contracted to a greater degree then the iron balls and so the cannon balls would fall off.

So there you go, corner someone at your next party and dont let them get away till they've heard them all.
Enjoy,
David

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Posted by Gregg Harbison (Member # 1226) on :

I've read that the P's & Q's stood for Pints and Quarts in the English Pubs of yesterday. The waitresses and bar keeps were reminded to keep up with how many P & Q's the customers had consumed so they could be billed accordingly.

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Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :

you got it Greg!!!
the term of P's and Q's was used in the pubs as Quarts and Pints...As the gentlemen drank the waitress would ask them to watch how many they had in the coure of the evening.
So please "gentleman watch your P's and Q's so I know how much to charge you!"

As for the term of "Wet your whistle"
Someone came up with the idea to attach a whistle to the beer mugs handle..Ever time it was empty the customer would blow the whistle for the barmaid to refill the mug!
Hanse the term to Wet your whistle!

Raven/2001

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Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :

Hey Pat
to your question of a person taking on the Characteristic of a bird and be call by the same name?
Yes the Late and Great "Grey Owl"
known by many in North America...

Raven/2001

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Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :

oh ok sorry!
So this post was about drunks right?
Well God made herb and man made beer, who do you trust?

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Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :

Your right on the nail Joey!
God did make the Herb! as you call it..
But he also made the ingredients for Beer and ask us to refine IT!
OK! this question is for you.
Were does the term "Skake a leg" come from and this has nothing to do with brew...

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