Female equivalent of Bob's your uncle?

[AprilSun]

Oh thank goodness I'm not the only passenger on the train, @IKE . I've never heard any of these things, and have no idea what it means.

Add me to the train. I had never heard it either until I read this thread. So, neither of you are alone.

 

[Right Now]

The train musta pulled out of the station without me on this thread.......who the heck is Bob, Earl and Roberta and what pray tell is wrong with their fannies ??

I ain't got a clue of what y'all are talking about......I'm as lost as a.......

Oh thank goodness I'm not the only passenger on the train, @IKE . I've never heard any of these things, and have no idea what it means.

Never heard of any of these quaint sayings, either, and I'm doing quite fine without them.

 

[Devi]

I don't know that they're "quaint" sayings, but rather British sayings.

 

[Right Now]

quaint​

adjective​

ˈkwānt

1
a
: pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
a quaint phrase
b
: unusual or different in character or appearance : ODD

 

[jujube]

When something's good, why is it "the cat's pajamas" or "the bee's knees"?

 

[hearlady]

Never heard of any of these quaint sayings, either, and I'm doing quite fine without them.

I also have never heard of these. Interesting to hear about though.

 

[horseless carriage]

Never heard of any of these quaint sayings, either, and I'm doing quite fine without them.

Well, for what it's worth, Guy Mitchell, who was born Albert George Cernik, in February 22, 1927 and died July 1, 1999, was an American pop singer and actor. He was successful not only in his homeland, but also in the UK, and Australia. He sold 44 million records, including six million-selling singles, one of which was the 1954 song: "Bob's Yer Uncle! (and Fanny's yer aunt)"it became a hit on the British sheet music sales charts, reaching No. 22 on 12 June that year. So now you know.

 

[hearlady]

I had an Aunt Fanny!

 

[horseless carriage]

I had an Aunt Fanny!

Me too, unfortunately, Fanny, in Brit speak, has become the female equivalent of Richard for men. Do I need to spell out the slang term for Richard?

 

[Warrigal]

The train musta pulled out of the station without me on this thread.......who the heck is Bob, Earl and Roberta and what pray tell is wrong with their fannies ??

I ain't got a clue of what y'all are talking about......I'm as lost as a.......

Killing myself laughing because in Australia only the women have fannies.

 

[hollydolly]

Killing myself laughing because in Australia only the women have fannies.

Ditto the UK...

 

[Right Now]

Well, for what it's worth, Guy Mitchell, who was born Albert George Cernik, in February 22, 1927 and died July 1, 1999, was an American pop singer and actor. He was successful not only in his homeland, but also in the UK, and Australia. He sold 44 million records, including six million-selling singles, one of which was the 1954 song: "Bob's Yer Uncle! (and Fanny's yer aunt)"it became a hit on the British sheet music sales charts, reaching No. 22 on 12 June that year. So now you know.

Ah, I was about 4 years old in 1954, so I will stick with quaint and old fashioned saying......I was probably working on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in my music world.

But thank you for clarifying for me.

 

[Paladin1950]

I'd not heard "Bob's your uncle" till I watched "Scrooge" but I did learn "Wal-ker" which means "BS" In our tongue.

Never knew "Fanny's your aunt"

First time I ever heard, "Bob's Your Uncle", was in the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol (Scrooge, in the U.K.). Same with that Wal-ker, word.