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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Ashcan over tintype #187717 11/10/2009 10:36 PM Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Illinois sandythewordlady stranger sandythewordlady stranger Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Illinois Ashcan over tintype I've used this expression forever, and my three year old grandaughter thinks it's really funny. I'll say to her, if she's bouncing around "Careful, you'll go ashcan over tintype". Her mother finally called me on it when she said 'Mom, you know everything -- where did that expression come from?" So I turn to you for help! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Ashcan over tintype sandythewordlady #187718 11/10/2009 10:59 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass looks to me like someone's (your mother's?) euphemistic version of ass over teakettle, for which see this link. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,299 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,150 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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