To: AlbionGirl
Why, she just needs ta marry a dadgummed bald man, perty near ta lip high, and she'll be good ta go.
I'd still like to know the origin of "I'll swan." My great-grandmother used to use it as a statement of disbelief. Best I can think of, it's a bastardization of "I'll swoon."
290 posted on
05/09/2004 7:56:03 PM PDT by
TheLurkerX
("When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro..." Hunter S. Thompson)
To: TheLurkerX
I used to hear "I swaney", which was sort of like "I swear", or "I can't believe it!"
295 posted on
05/09/2004 8:00:42 PM PDT by
pnz1
To: TheLurkerX
313 posted on
05/09/2004 8:28:50 PM PDT by
Tennessee_Bob
(http://www.code16.com/cat/)
To: TheLurkerX
I'd still like to know the origin of "I'll swan."
Sometimes spoken as I'll swanee. Been wondering about that one myself for awhile. Don't be surprised if you ever hear that from someone down under though. I had a friend from New Zealand who picked it up over here in 2001 and still uses the phrase lol
328 posted on
05/09/2004 9:22:29 PM PDT by
Damagro
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