Well that's an expression I haven't heard in ages. My mother also used to use that term quite often GLoria -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: 18 September 2011 22:05 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SRY] Fernackapan Hi Kaz I think you will find its Fanny Fernackapan Used as in "you know, Fanny Fernackapan up the road" A general cover all name for anyone you either can't remember the name of or don't want to divulge :-) Rather as you would use Fred BLOGGS or John DOE to describe a bloke Also used for a troublesome child who was being awkward for some reason :-) In my youth, children were often called by Fanny Fernackapan and similar You would probably get sued by a five year old for using it these days :-( (probably breaches their human rights or something <g>) I seem to recall in previous conversations on this it was a either a line in a song or a music hall artist of something, can't quite remember now Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > HI All. > My mum used to use this word a lot, sometimes she would say 'stop being such > a Fernackapan' can anyone tell me what it actually means, where it comes > from & how long it's been around for? > Thanks, > Kaz. *************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Looks like we all had the same mother..LOL Mary Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 2:09 PM Subject: [SRY] FW: Fernackapan > Well that's an expression I haven't heard in ages. My mother also used to > use that term quite often > GLoria > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington > Sent: 18 September 2011 22:05 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SRY] Fernackapan > > Hi Kaz > > I think you will find its Fanny Fernackapan > > Used as in "you know, Fanny Fernackapan up the road" > > A general cover all name for anyone you either can't remember the name of > or > don't want to divulge > :-) > > Rather as you would use Fred BLOGGS or John DOE to describe a bloke > > Also used for a troublesome child who was being awkward for some reason > :-) > > In my youth, children were often called by Fanny Fernackapan and similar > > You would probably get sued by a five year old for using it these days :-( > > (probably breaches their human rights or something <g>) > > I seem to recall in previous conversations on this it was a either a line > in > a song or a music hall > artist of something, can't quite remember now > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> HI All. >> My mum used to use this word a lot, sometimes she would say 'stop being > such >> a Fernackapan' can anyone tell me what it actually means, where it comes >> from & how long it's been around for? >> Thanks, >> Kaz. > > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** > superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** > superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >