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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "Rosie O'Grady and the Colonel's Lady" #406 03/17/2000 1:54 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 2 lpuszcz stranger lpuszcz stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 2 I've come across this expression in a book and also in the movie "Grosse Point Blank." Anyone know its origin/meaning? Thanks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Rosie O'Grady and the Colonel's Lady" #407 03/17/2000 10:13 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia lusy member lusy member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia It is a slight misquote, but it is from Rudyard Kipling's poem (if ppl will permit me to refer to Kipling's verse as poetry ) The Ladies: "For the Colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters under their skins". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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