Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley for January 10, 2023

Help!

The Manc who knew too much could have been the snitch on Puss in Boots!

Psycho is short for cat.

“Frenzy” is more like it!

The UK has some strange fascination with the word “pants”; it has some sensual, provocative implication. A couple from Scotland was visiting us in Canada when we passed a clothing store called Pantorama. They immediately began giggling like children; and we had to stop while they took selfies in front of the PANTORAMA sign.

I would have thought that saying “knickers” would have been more British than pants, as in “all fur coat, no knickers.”

The Mancunian Candidate?

The Laddy Vanishes.

Had an English roommate once back east. A mate of his came to town for a while. They were in a mall and he saw a hair salon and decided he needed a haircut. They went in and the girl behind the counter asked what she could do for him and he said, “I’d like a haircut and a bl@w j@b”. This took the girl by surprise, of course, until my roommate spoke up and said, “He means blow dry.” (Forgive the minor censure.)

Hitch had a silent film called The Manxman

In the UK, “pants” is underwear, not trousers. It is also used generally as a derogatory term.

PULL THE OTHER ONE (IT’S GOT BELLS ON!) Exclam. You are joking aren’t you? Used to express a suspicion that one is being tricked or teased. E.g.“I drove round the corner and there was a pink elephant in the middle of the road.” “Yeah sure, pull the other one!” {Informal}PANTS! Noun/Adj. Nonsense, rubbish, bad. From the standard British English of pants, meaning underwear; also a variation on ‘knickers’. E.g.“The first half was pants but I stayed until the end and it was actually a great film.” [1990s]Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance or frustration. From the noun, (above).

Hitch also had Irish roots…

Pants?

And “it’s got bells on” comes from Morris dancing…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ionTgFxPgg

Mac Manc McManx – “A Manchester to Broadway play in three acts…” I’d pay to see that…