Re: SER1 English/American

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Ok,
So on the same thoughts, what does bob's your uncle mean? where does it 
come from?

Bob B

At 11:28 PM 9/21/2004 -0400, you wrote:

>Before this discussion devolves into the meaning of Dexter and Sinister, I 
>should point out that the first Fords, which now have a shared bloodline 
>with the Rovers had a central tiller so perhaps Henry et al hadn't quite 
>decided if driving should be on the left or the right or be totally 
>apolitical.  Deeper analysis also reveals that Americans cut their food 
>with a knife and fork but then set the knife down and switch the fork to 
>the other hand.  This distinctive pattern of table behavior lead to the 
>famous axiom that "When you see a fork in the road - take it."  Owing to 
>the paucity of round-abouts in America the value of the fork rose 
>considerably in people's estimation and gave rise to the other motoring 
>colloquialism when purchasing fuel for our beloved vehicles, to wit 
>"forking over your hard earned cash to pay for it."
>
>And with that bit of nonsense done with, I'd like to bid my brothers and 
>sisters around the world a pleasant good night and a fresh day tomorrow 
>with new roads to travel.
>Wayne Perrin
>On Tuesday, September 21, 2004, at 09:43 PM, Channon G Coats wrote:
>
>>We always understood that Americans drive on the right bcs our roads were
>>dominated by oxen-pulled freight wagons and the driver walked on the
>>right side so they wouldn't be crushed, would be out of the mud and could
>>use their whips right-handedly.  On the other "hand" the English roads
>>were dominated by men using swords, and to pass on the left side of the
>>road meant the other person would have his sword arm fairly ineffective
>>in having to swing across the body for protection.  Same reason really,
>>the castle stairs circled turrets counterclockwise, enabling the defender
>>to have a better swing (on top) than the attacker (below).
>>
>>So there is your over-educated smart ass answer from California, and the
>>way we always heard it was.
>>
>>Frank & Channon
>>'56/86
>>70/88
>>Def 90
>>
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