Thief of Time Discussion *Spoilers*

[Dotsie]

Yes I do! How about "it's black over Bill's mother's", or "I'll run up our gennel"?

Southern my arse mumblemumble

[Jan Van Quirm]

I'm a Southerner born and bred (though I prefer South-westerner) and I know the 'go to foot of our stairs' (quite frequently used in late 70s-80s Corrie) and the 'if's and but's' one (although this one's better - if wishes were horses, beggars would ride).

As a practising procrastinator of Olympian standard, if I do say so myself, yes, the thief of time thing is a pretty common saying

But I've not come across those last two Dotsie

[BatrickPatrick]

What does 'I'll go to the foot of our stairs' actually mean?

[Jan Van Quirm]

Extreme amazement or surprise in my interpretation

Perhaps it's that you're so shocked you need to go for a lie-down - so go to t' foot of your stairs?

[poohcarrot]

Well, all I can say is that I had never heard that "Procrastination is the thief of time" before 3 days ago.
If everybody knew it, why didn't anybody mention it in the discussion?

[Tonyblack]

Well, all I can say is that I had never heard that "Procrastination is the thief of time" before 3 days ago.
If everybody knew it, why didn't anybody mention it in the discussion?

Because I thought everyone knew it.

[poohcarrot]

Are you going to the DW Con, or what, Tony?

[Dotsie]

If everybody knew it, why didn't anybody mention it in the discussion?

Because I thought everyone knew it.

Me too

[Jan Van Quirm]

Exactly

[poohcarrot]

I thought some of the non-Brits might not have understood the "They think it's all over, it is now!" bit at the end of UA.
So I kindly explained.

Do you know, I had forgotten that other's wouldn't spot that either

[Dotsie]

But you are British! What's your excuse?

[poohcarrot]

I don't want to sound like a know-it-all, but isn't that saying actually very famous? Maybe it's just particularly popular amongst students (which I seem to have always been in some form).

I could have sworn Mystmoon is a student AND British and she didn't know it either. But York is further north than Manc so that probably explains it.

[Dotsie]

I threw in the student bit to make you feel better about not knowing it, smartypants Anyone your age should know it.

[Tonyblack]

Crastinus (Latin) meaning - of the morrow (to-morrow).
Procrastination - put off until tomorrow.

[mystmoon]

I don't want to sound like a know-it-all, but isn't that saying actually very famous? Maybe it's just particularly popular amongst students (which I seem to have always been in some form).

I could have sworn Mystmoon is a student AND British and she didn't know it either. But York is further north than Manc so that probably explains it.

pre-student, i am not quite there yet! My Dad is from London, and I've still not heard a fair few of these. (altho the sayings he says to me are more along the lines of pot kettle black)