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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread with bells on #86314 11/09/02 02:25 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu OP Carpal Tunnel OP Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont trying to find out a bit more about this expression. so far all I can find is that it might relate to morris dancing(now, there's a CT for ya'). the fops of the court(around 1450) would dance "with bells on" in a effort to woo the ladies... http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/paganism.htm any other ideas? ok. found this, too: http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/bulletin_board/10/messages/541.html hmmm... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted with bells on Buffalo Shrdlu 11/09/02 02:25 PM Re: with bells on wwh 11/09/02 02:30 PM Re: with bells on Wordwind 11/09/02 02:49 PM Re: with bells on bonzaialsatian 11/09/02 03:10 PM Re: with bells on consuelo 11/09/02 03:57 PM Re: with bells on wwh 11/09/02 04:19 PM Re: rood loft Buffalo Shrdlu 11/09/02 04:39 PM Re: rood loft wwh 11/09/02 04:48 PM Re: with bells on of troy 11/11/02 03:09 PM Re: with bells on Faldage 11/11/02 03:14 PM Re: with bells on dodyskin 11/11/02 03:42 PM Re: with bells on sjm 11/11/02 06:07 PM Re: with bells on Buffalo Shrdlu 11/11/02 06:39 PM Re: with bells on of troy 11/11/02 06:48 PM Re: with bells on TEd Remington 11/11/02 08:11 PM Re: with bells on Wordwind 11/11/02 08:26 PM Re: with bells on Buffalo Shrdlu 11/11/02 09:11 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,383 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 777 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,570 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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