| Funny ol' expressions? 16:25 - Jul 31 with 416 views | NthQldITFC |
"You lie like a hairy grape"
... is something my old Dad used to say, but I can't find any reference on the Internet. Is that something anyone else has ever heard, locally or elsewhere?
Any similar queries?
(better than plane watching, which has become a bit passé since afternoon tea) |  |
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| Funny ol' expressions? on 16:31 - Jul 31 with 373 views | MisterBlue |
Guessing the hairy grape refers to a gooseberry? |  | | |
| Funny ol' expressions? on 16:33 - Jul 31 with 369 views | NthQldITFC |
| Funny ol' expressions? on 16:31 - Jul 31 by MisterBlue |
Guessing the hairy grape refers to a gooseberry? |
Yes, I wondered that too.
"You lie like a gooseberry" yields no search results for me either. | |
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| Funny ol' expressions? (n/t) on 16:38 - Jul 31 with 346 views | Bigalhunter |
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| Funny ol' expressions? on 16:39 - Jul 31 with 346 views | Bigalhunter |
There’s something in this…
I’ve always considered a gooseberry to be a hairy grape.
Robert Pollard, lead singer of indie rock band Guided by Voices released a solo album (under the name Teenage Guitar) about a decade ago, called……More Lies From the Gooseberry Bush.
Your pops was right, you can’t trust ‘em I tells ya.. | |
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| Funny ol' expressions? on 16:48 - Jul 31 with 293 views | djgooder |
| Funny ol' expressions? on 16:31 - Jul 31 by MisterBlue |
Guessing the hairy grape refers to a gooseberry? |
I was thinking Tess Tickle |  | | |
| Funny ol' expressions? on 20:18 - Jul 31 with 166 views | You_Bloo_Right |
Google does, however, suggest that "lie like a hairy egg" was an old naval expression which seems to carry the same sort of connotation. |  |
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| Funny ol' expressions? on 20:26 - Jul 31 with 148 views | NthQldITFC |
| Funny ol' expressions? on 20:18 - Jul 31 by You_Bloo_Right |
Google does, however, suggest that "lie like a hairy egg" was an old naval expression which seems to carry the same sort of connotation. |
Brilliant, thanks - I'm sure Dad said 'grape', but that must be where it came from. He wasn't in the Navy, but he was nautically inclined!*
Also, DuckDuckGo's spiders found "lie like a hairy grape" very quickly so TWTD is now the origin of that expression!
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* when I say he was nautically inclined... he used to lie down on the beach a lot. [Post edited 31 Jul 21:12]
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| Funny ol' expressions? on 20:36 - Jul 31 with 130 views | StNeotsBlue |
Growing up I always thought Fuzzy's Dust was a normal expression during a game of cards when someone else laid a good hand. Rather than my Grandad not liking Germans much and just exclaiming was ist das in a strong East End accent. [Post edited 31 Jul 20:58]
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