tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441097057571455258.post411748428222665051..comments2023-11-02T01:38:06.553-07:00Comments on tester blog: Arrowing contemptLINDSEY DAWSONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472346172151598212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441097057571455258.post-33234513483733170142010-06-15T15:04:23.159-07:002010-06-15T15:04:23.159-07:00Thanks Andrew! Yes, the world is full of intriguin...Thanks Andrew! Yes, the world is full of intriguing gestures and sayings. I read the other day about the cooking expression "done to a turn". Comes from the old days of revolving animals on spits to roast the meat. The newspaper masthead is one of my faves, too, from the time when a vessel's owner was written on a brass plaque screwed on the mast. One could go on!LINDSEY DAWSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472346172151598212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441097057571455258.post-41662614346839544912010-06-11T17:57:53.068-07:002010-06-11T17:57:53.068-07:00Just found this great site about the origin of the...Just found this great site about the origin of the thumbs up,<br />http://bernd.wechner.info/Hitchhiking/Thumb/<br /><br />It's Andrew Melville here by the way, Anaru is the name on my blogspot blog.<br />Andrew.Anaruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676610043858571170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441097057571455258.post-89387544441841459862010-06-11T17:52:19.389-07:002010-06-11T17:52:19.389-07:00Just love hearing about the origins of what are su...Just love hearing about the origins of what are such everyday things that are around us, and you tell the story so well, and in such a short space! A big 'thumbs up' gesture to you! Wonder where that one comes from?Anaruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676610043858571170noreply@blogger.com