tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post4404453113912918760..comments2024-03-24T15:04:27.557-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Happy as LarryBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-15684342956277453962017-08-05T13:42:56.750-04:002017-08-05T13:42:56.750-04:00My dad always said, "now you're cooking w...My dad always said, "now you're cooking with gas." to mean something was going well. I am a Canadian writing a series about an Englishwoman living in the US. Sometimes, I get really mixed up in my words and phrases. Vicki Delanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106480550553972177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-20385397233232450892017-08-03T14:54:19.971-04:002017-08-03T14:54:19.971-04:00Hi Donna, I haven't heard that expression. Tha...Hi Donna, I haven't heard that expression. That one's very cool.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-6526120919215361422017-08-03T10:29:17.726-04:002017-08-03T10:29:17.726-04:00Hi Sybil:
I always liked "as busy as a one-ar...Hi Sybil:<br />I always liked "as busy as a one-armed paperhanger". It always makes me smile to think of it.Donna Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491130884085643521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-20274517918107860302017-08-02T12:06:20.236-04:002017-08-02T12:06:20.236-04:00Thanks, Aline. I had a feeling I heard that wrong....Thanks, Aline. I had a feeling I heard that wrong. Now it makes much more sense to me. Those pesky accents sometimes trip me up!Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-3351143840820163072017-08-02T12:00:00.438-04:002017-08-02T12:00:00.438-04:00Happy to help, Sybil.It's not 'what it say...Happy to help, Sybil.It's not 'what it says on the 10, it's 'What it says on the tin.' There was a very popular ad for Ronseal (a preservative paint for fences etc) and that was their slogan. It means that whatever it is, or who ever it is, just straightforwardly delivers as promised.Aline Templetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199803927350776150noreply@blogger.com