My dad always told me to eat things I didn't like (liver, spinach, brussle sprouts) because "it will put hair on your chest". Ummm...dad, I'm a girl...?
Here we have a bit different version of that: "When cows fly.."Originally Posted by tierre0
When pigs fly..
WellingtonCats;2700506 said:ME: Mum what's for tea?
MUM: A wigwam for a gooses bridal
/QUOTE]
Er, what?
Trillcat;2700508 said:LOL I just think it meant she didn't have a clue. Lots of people say that here.Originally Posted by WellingtonCats
ME: Mum what's for tea?
MUM: A wigwam for a gooses bridal
/QUOTE]
Er, what?
WellingtonCats;2700515 said:Found this online:Originally Posted by Trillcat
LOL I just think it meant she didn't have a clue. Lots of people say that here.
In Reply to: Re: Wigwam for a goose's bridle posted by R. Berg on December 16, 2007
: : Where did the phrase "a wigwam for a goose's bridle" originate?
: I don't know, but I suspect England. There's a group of nonsense phrases like that, used when adults don't want to answer children's questions. They seem to be British; at least, I've never heard them used in the U.S. "A wigwam for winding up the sun" is similar. See http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_b...ssages/79.html (link below). ~rb
The 'goose's bridle' expression appears to be Australian, although it may have been taken there by English settlers. The form most often given is 'a whim-wham for a goose's bridle', but there are many variants (wing-wong, wig-wog, bridal, for a treacle-mill...).
A whim-wham is an old English expression for a frivolous item; a trinket - like a flim-flam. It probably derives from whimsy.
A work colleague of mine used to answer the question 'what are you doing?' with 'I'm doing what I'm doing'. 'I am making a whim-wham for a goose's bridle' would be an alternative to that.
Originally Posted by calico2222
My dad always told me to eat things I didn't like (liver, spinach, brussle sprouts) because "it will put hair on your chest". Ummm...dad, I'm a girl...?