Re: Strange issues with laptop of a friend.

hooch wrote:
On Nov 5, 1:50 pm, "Ron(UK)" <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Arfa Daily wrote:
"Smitty Two" <prestwh...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <mISdnauL2IlPuLLaRVny...@xxxxxx>,
"Ron(UK)" <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Smitty Two wrote:
In article <XvGdnbogbajbkLLanZ2dneKdnZydn...@xxxxxx>,
"Ron(UK)" <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
bob`s yer uncle
?
erm... It means all will be well.
The phrase has an interesting origin should you care to look it up.
Ron(UK)
I deduced its meaning from the context, and hoped you'd 'splain it's
origin to save me the bother.
It quite often gets extended to "Bob's yer (your) uncle, Fanny's yer aunt"
as well, though without looking it up, I'm not sure why ...
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bob1.htm

Ron(UK)-

Now how about an explanation for "how's your father"?


slang for 'a bit of the other' I dont know the true origin of that one, but it sure as hell ain't the 'internet' version


watch out for the usenet cops!

Ron(UK)
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