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garinda · 06-03-2006, 11:39

Another saying that I think is fairly localised is Shanksey's pony.

It means walk, so obviously the Shankseys, whoever they were, didn't have a pony.

Has anybody heard of this phrase, and how far a field did it travel, the phrase not the pony.

06-03-2006, 11:39	#76
garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16466	Re: Soft Mick. Another saying that I think is fairly localised is Shanksey's pony. It means walk, so obviously the Shankseys, whoever they were, didn't have a pony. Has anybody heard of this phrase, and how far a field did it travel, the phrase not the pony. __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.