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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Sweet Fanny Adams #104273 05/27/2003 4:51 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA I don't think we've every done a thread on Sweet Fanny Adams but I believe it derives from a real English murder case in which a young girl was killed. Maybe, if we wish to pursue the source of this phrase, it is better done in a separate thread. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Cleaning Up the NZ Parliament Father Steve 05/26/2003 10:10 PM Re: Cleaning Up the NZ Parliament wwh 05/26/2003 11:31 PM Re: Cleaning Up the NZ Parliament sjm 05/27/2003 12:04 AM Re: Cleaning Up the NZ Parliament wwh 05/27/2003 1:16 AM Re: Cleaning Up the NZ Parliament Bingley 05/27/2003 2:37 AM Sweet Fanny Adams Father Steve 05/27/2003 4:51 AM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams Capfka 05/27/2003 6:32 AM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams wwh 05/27/2003 12:09 PM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams of troy 05/27/2003 12:29 PM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams Jackie 05/27/2003 1:12 PM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams wwh 05/27/2003 4:35 PM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams Capfka 05/27/2003 5:42 PM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams wwh 05/27/2003 6:50 PM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams Capfka 05/27/2003 7:23 PM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams sjm 05/27/2003 8:01 PM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams Capfka 05/27/2003 8:05 PM Re: Sweet Fanny Adams wwh 05/27/2003 9:22 PM Out of this World Expletives Father Steve 05/27/2003 11:40 PM Re: Out of this World Expletives sjm 05/27/2003 11:48 PM Re: Out of this World Expletives Zed 05/28/2003 12:05 AM Re: Out of this World Expletives sjm 05/28/2003 12:14 AM Re: Out of this World Expletives Zed 05/28/2003 12:22 AM Re: Out of this World Expletives wwh 05/28/2003 1:04 AM A Little Respect, Please Father Steve 05/28/2003 7:34 PM Re: Out of this World Expletives wwh 05/28/2003 12:02 AM Re: Cleaning Up the NZ Parliament birdfeed 06/02/2003 5:45 PM Re: Master of Bugger All Capfka 06/02/2003 7:14 PM Re: Cleaning Up the NZ Parliament wow 06/07/2003 1:12 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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