I remember when small, calling out "Mum, ... where's my mum "? The answer was usually "Run off with a Sailor !" In our house it was "In Fannie's room ....etc" Seamus. (Tout รก fait Chevalier ) All e-mail checked by Symantec Professional 2003. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris & Caroline" <chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [HantsLife] sayings "Up in Annies room behind the clock" was a favourite expression that my mother used as was "Bobs your Uncle" which puzzled me when I was small as I never had an Uncle Bob and could not understand what my mother meant. My father used to reply with "And Fannies your Aunt" which puzzled me even further. Another favourtie was "up the wooden hill" or "up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire" meaning go to bed. And my grandfather used to always say "He that is up is up and he that is down has to come up" which meant if you were feeling low the only way out was to "come up" out of it!! Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Lee Wood" <jleewood@bigpond.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [HantsLife] sayings Making a wigwam for a goose's bridle - is what you say to children, or any large adult, when they ask a silly question. The other good one is - person: 'where's my school uniform, my shoes, my ......thing'. Answer - it's in Annie's room up behind the clock Regards Janice Lee Wood ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== Please use common sense when sending or replying to messages on the list. What may not offend you may offend others. Please do not send virus warnings, or other matetial not relevant to Hampshire and its history. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.491 / Virus Database: 290 - Release Date: 18/06/2003 ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== This is YOUR list so please treat it the way you wish yourself treated. Remember: "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION" It comes bundled with the software! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237