Re: Thoughtful Opinions-To

[Guest guest]

We have dancers in England and it is a very old custom - one

that I do not know that much about - but they wear bells and dance

around, sometimes waving hankies, other times with sticks - I think

the leader has his face painted black and white and carries a blown

up pigs bladder on a stick - I thought it was a baloon when I saw it

at first.

> > We have a similar saying in Sweden. Here it alludes to the penny

> (or

> > tioöring in our case) falling down in a pay-phone, meaning that

> you

> connect

> > (= finally get it).

> >

> > Something I've always found funny is the English " you're pulling

my

> leg "

> > (having me on, kidding me). And even funnier when they take it a

> step

> > further and say " pull the other one, it's got bells on it " . But

> where did

> > that one come from?

> >

> > Inger

[Guest guest]

We have dancers in England and it is a very old custom - one

that I do not know that much about - but they wear bells and dance

around, sometimes waving hankies, other times with sticks - I think

the leader has his face painted black and white and carries a blown

up pigs bladder on a stick - I thought it was a baloon when I saw it

at first.

> > We have a similar saying in Sweden. Here it alludes to the penny

> (or

> > tioöring in our case) falling down in a pay-phone, meaning that

> you

> connect

> > (= finally get it).

> >

> > Something I've always found funny is the English " you're pulling

my

> leg "

> > (having me on, kidding me). And even funnier when they take it a

> step

> > further and say " pull the other one, it's got bells on it " . But

> where did

> > that one come from?

> >

> > Inger

[Guest guest]

We have dancers in England and it is a very old custom - one

that I do not know that much about - but they wear bells and dance

around, sometimes waving hankies, other times with sticks - I think

the leader has his face painted black and white and carries a blown

up pigs bladder on a stick - I thought it was a baloon when I saw it

at first.

> > We have a similar saying in Sweden. Here it alludes to the penny

> (or

> > tioöring in our case) falling down in a pay-phone, meaning that

> you

> connect

> > (= finally get it).

> >

> > Something I've always found funny is the English " you're pulling

my

> leg "

> > (having me on, kidding me). And even funnier when they take it a

> step

> > further and say " pull the other one, it's got bells on it " . But

> where did

> > that one come from?

> >

> > Inger

[Guest guest]

> writes,

>Ahhhhhh - so it's totally different from 'waiting for the penny to

drop'? - which refers to waiting for a person to get/figure out

something (I think?)

,

'Here' a penny is worth so little, people simply 'drop' them on the

ground as they leave the store if they receive them as change. A pocket

full of pennies won't buy anything but will tear a hole in one's

pocket. LOL!

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

> writes,>Ahhhhhh - so it's totally different from 'waiting for the penny to drop'? - which refers to waiting for a person to get/figure out something (I think?),> 'Here' a penny is worth so little, people simply 'drop' them on the ground as they leave the store if they receive them as change. A pocket full of pennies won't buy anything but will tear a hole in one's pocket. LOL!RainbowThat's why here in Sweden many shops have a collection-thingy for the Red Cross right by the cash register so that you can drop your useless coins in there for a good cause. Very good idea, isn't it?

Or you can give them to the homeless guy sitting outside. He probably won't be so picky.

Inger

[Guest guest]

>Inger responds,

>> 'Here' a penny is worth so little, people simply 'drop' them on the

ground as they leave the store if they receive them as change. A pocket

full of pennies won't buy anything but will tear a hole in one's

pocket. LOL!

Rainbow

>That's why here in Sweden many shops have a collection-thingy for the

Red Cross right by the cash register so that you can drop your useless

coins in there for a good cause. Very good idea, isn't it? 

Or you can give them to the homeless guy sitting outside. He probably

won't be so picky. 

Sure enough, right after this post, I left for town and as I approached

the post office bent down to pick up several pennies. As a government

office, there 'organized', 'institutionalized' counters are clear of

such 'trash'. I'm a 'picker-upper'. We save 'em!

Rainbow