onetrack Posted March 1 Posted March 1 Possibly very obtuse to most Aussies, but it's a well-known phrase to Americans - "Shave and a haircut, 2 bits". The saying originated from a 7-note musical rhythm pattern (5 knocks, pause, then 2 knocks), which first appeared in the 1899 tune, "At a Darktown Cakewalk" by Charles Hale. The musical rhythm pattern was later aligned with the commonly repeated phrase, "Shave and a haircut, 2 bits" (2 bits being the American quarter dollar, or 25c), which was the standard cost of a shave and haircut for many years in the U.S. in the early 20th century. The "riff" of the 7-note musical rhythm is identical to the word pattern in the barbershop saying, so it was soon used to align with the note pattern. The most commonly known tune to use this musical rhythm pattern is at the very end of the "Looney Tunes" cartoon music. Now, "the Darktown Cakewalk" is a whole 'nuther American story in itself. 1
Jerry_Atrick Posted March 1 Posted March 1 (edited) Don't call me baby.. ? Edited March 1 by Jerry_Atrick
red750 Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 Don't call me Shirley. In the movie Airplane! (Renamed Flying High in Australia), when someone said "Surely ..... " to Leslie Neilson's character, he would reply "Don't call me Shirley." The girl in the quiz is Shirley Temple. 1
red750 Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 This one may be a bit tricky, because there is no punctuation or spaces. Right tee Tie tee Left tee Lucy ie: Righty tighty, lefty loosey = screwing a nut on or off. 1
red750 Posted yesterday at 12:02 PM Author Posted yesterday at 12:02 PM Do (dew) D right thing. (Do the right thing).
onetrack Posted yesterday at 01:01 PM Posted yesterday at 01:01 PM Tie a Yellow Ribbon around the Old Oak Tree. 1
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