Kenyatta, I apologise unreservedly if I misunderstood! Perhaps because you have been critical in the past, I was too hasty in jumping to the wrong conclusion.
Bury the hatchet? (although preferably not in each other!)
Me too Albie. On our walk to the Toshogu shrine in Nikko park, a small Japanese fellow jumped out from the bushes wielding a weapon of some sort. Apparently he had a habit of doing this to visitors as a joke and was quite harmless. Didn't feel like that at the time. !
Hi, Rusty!
I've only just come back in! (and I've been very good all the time I've been out!)
What do you mean, am I in MORE trouble? ( haven't we been in enough???)
rusty I've just checked Brewers which shows the first time it was used was the late 1940's on the radio show Educating Archie ...Beryl Reid as Monica uttered it .
Never used it myself !!
...also I hated having to play hockey at junior school.
The opposing team were so bad and I was goalie (chosen because I was so tall...not wide) I got so bored, I was doing handstands in the goal most of the time ;)