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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Inaptonyms #30893 06/05/01 07:03 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom R rodward addict rodward addict R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom now don't tell any porky pies (lies, so where does this originate from? pork pies = porkies = porky pies = Lies is one of many Rhyming slang phrases (usually of Cockney -London East End- origin) to become assimilated into (mainly UK and Aussie) English. Do an AWAD search on Cockney in the last 3 months and you may find lots more. Rod Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Inaptonyms Rusty 06/02/01 06:49 AM Re: Inaptonyms WhitmanO'Neill 06/02/01 09:54 PM Re: Inaptonyms nikeblack 06/03/01 04:39 PM Re: Inaptonyms Bobyoungbalt 06/04/01 02:37 PM Re: Inaptonyms of troy 06/04/01 07:13 PM Re: Inaptonyms maverick 06/05/01 01:01 AM Re: Inaptonyms Gatsby 06/05/01 01:17 AM Re: Inaptonyms rodward 06/05/01 07:03 AM Re: Inaptonyms Gatsby 06/05/01 11:43 PM Re: Inaptonyms doc_comfort 06/08/01 07:45 AM Re: Inaptonyms squid 06/06/01 06:13 AM Re: Inaptonyms Rusty 06/06/01 06:33 AM Re: Inaptonyms Marianna 06/06/01 10:38 AM Re: Inaptonyms of troy 06/06/01 06:27 PM Re: Inaptonyms Rusty 06/07/01 08:33 AM Re: Inaptonyms Jackie 06/07/01 11:54 AM Re: Inaptonyms rodward 06/07/01 12:50 PM Re: Inaptonyms of troy 06/07/01 01:00 PM Re: Inaptonyms Faldage 06/07/01 01:15 PM Re: Inaptonyms rodward 06/07/01 02:39 PM Re: Inaptonyms wwh 06/07/01 04:04 PM Re: Inaptonyms maverick 06/07/01 04:22 PM Re: Inaptonyms rodward 06/08/01 06:50 AM Re: Inaptonyms tsuwm 06/06/01 02:21 PM Re: Inaptonyms NicholasW 06/13/01 04:04 PM Re: Inaptonyms maverick 06/13/01 04:14 PM Re: Inaptonyms doc_comfort 06/08/01 07:49 AM Re: Inaptonyms Jackie 06/08/01 10:51 AM Re: Inaptonyms maverick 06/08/01 12:56 PM Re: Inaptonyms Anonymous 06/08/01 07:16 PM Re: Inaptonyms tsuwm 06/08/01 07:38 PM Re: Inaptonyms Anonymous 06/08/01 07:42 PM Tying up the theads Rusty 06/08/01 10:53 PM Re: Tying up the theads Jackie 06/11/01 01:42 AM Max Quordlepleen 06/08/01 07:39 PM Theoretical Inaptonyms musick 06/10/01 03:24 PM Re: Theoretical Inaptonyms wwh 06/11/01 02:18 PM Re: Theoretical Inaptonyms Faldage 06/11/01 02:24 PM Re: Inaptonyms doc_comfort 06/11/01 10:25 PM Re: Inaptonyms Rusty 06/12/01 06:50 AM Ex officio Rusty 06/25/01 01:45 AM Re: aptonyms Sparteye 06/25/01 12:51 PM Re: aptonyms Rusty 06/26/01 12:03 AM Re: Inaptonyms doc_comfort 06/11/01 10:16 PM Re: Inaptonyms squid 06/10/01 09:37 AM Re: Inaptonyms tsuwm 06/10/01 02:18 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 Topics13,913 Posts229,371 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 0 members (), 803 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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