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It's being so cheerful as keeps 'em going.

lol long time since I've heard that

ITMA

Not that far back but it was certainly in use when I was growing up
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This came from a friend who runs a Transport business. Hope it will
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of some use!

snip apocalypse



Mona Lot


lol long time since I've heard that

ITMA

Not that far back but it was certainly in use when I was growing up

I remember it from ITMA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_That_Man_Again

"I'm going down now sir" - Another diver catchphrase, which became
widely used in descending lifts during the era of ITMA popularity.[5]
"This is Funf speaking" - German spy, spoken by Jack Train.[4] This
became a popular telephone catchphrase.[7]
"I don't mind if I do" - Colonel Humphrey Chinstrap's catchphrase,
spoken by Jack Train, turning any remark into an offer of a drink.[4]
The origin of this catchphrase precedes ITMA, but was nevertheless
popularised by ITMA.[8]
"Can I do you now, Sir?" - Spoken by Dorothy Summers as Mrs Mopp the
office char.[4][9]
"I go, I come back" - Middle Eastern vendor, Ali Oop. Spoken by Jack
Train.[4][10]
"It's being so cheerful as keeps me going" - Mona Lott, a depressed
laundrywoman played by Joan Harben.[11]
"Good morning, nice day" - commercial traveller about to offer some
sales line.[12][13]
"After you, Claude - no, After you Cecil" - Moving men spoken by Jack
Train and Horace Percival[4][14] This phrase became used by RAF pilots
as they queued for attack.[15]
"I'll have to ask me Dad" - Mark Time (an elderly ditherer). This "was
a political phrase introduced into ITMA when post-war reconstruction
was looming.[16] It was spoken by a Jack Train character, Mark Time,
who responded to all questions with this phrase.[4]
"But I'm all right now" - Hattie Jacques' character Sophie Tuckshop,
after describing a long list of food she had eaten.[17]
"TTFN (Ta ta for now)" and "Can I Do You Now" - Spoken by Dorothy
Summers' character, Mrs Mopp.[4][18]

I remember hearing stuff like that but not directly from the programme.

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On Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:05:11 +0000, Ophelia wrote:

This came from a friend who runs a Transport business. Hope it will
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snip apocalypse

It's being so cheerful as keeps 'em going.

lol long time since I've heard that

ITMA

Not that far back but it was certainly in use when I was growing up

Dear Ophelia, you are clearly not old enough to remember ITMA!

The phrase is *definitely* that far back, and *definitely* ITMA. It was a
catchphrase from Mona Lott, a dressed laundry woman.

Martin has just posted some more from ITMA.

LOL I reckon you would be wrong g I suspect it just wasn't something my
parents listened to I've heard people use that when I was a child and
obviously that is where they got it from ;p

We didn't listen to much we were always quiet and reading books. The only
thing we listened to regularly was The Good Show! My Dad loved it


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On Fri, 8 Nov 2013 10:21:16 -0000, "Ophelia"
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"Derek Turner" wrote in message
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On Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:05:11 +0000, Ophelia wrote:

This came from a friend who runs a Transport business. Hope it will
be
of some use!

snip apocalypse

It's being so cheerful as keeps 'em going.

lol long time since I've heard that

ITMA

Not that far back but it was certainly in use when I was growing up

Dear Ophelia, you are clearly not old enough to remember ITMA!

The phrase is *definitely* that far back, and *definitely* ITMA. It was a
catchphrase from Mona Lott, a dressed laundry woman.

Martin has just posted some more from ITMA.

LOL I reckon you would be wrong g I suspect it just wasn't something my
parents listened to I've heard people use that when I was a child and
obviously that is where they got it from ;p

We didn't listen to much we were always quiet and reading books. The
only thing we listened to regularly was The Good Show! My Dad loved it

Oops that would be the Goons!

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It's being so cheerful as keeps 'em going.

lol long time since I've heard that

ITMA

Not that far back but it was certainly in use when I was growing up

Dear Ophelia, you are clearly not old enough to remember ITMA!

The phrase is *definitely* that far back, and *definitely* ITMA. It was a
catchphrase from Mona Lott, a dressed laundry woman.

Martin has just posted some more from ITMA.

LOL I reckon you would be wrong g I suspect it just wasn't something my
parents listened to I've heard people use that when I was a child and
obviously that is where they got it from ;p

Actually, I think that it is older than ITMA, but its widespread
popularity dates from ITMA. That is certainly true for some of
the other phrases, such as "I don't mind if I do" and "Can I do you
now, Sir?"

I managed to get one change into the OED where they had fallen
into the trap of assigning a phrase to the author who popularised
it and not the originator. "To damn with faint praise" is actually
Wycherley, and Pope picked it up. But I suspect that the vast
majority of attributions are to the populariser and not the actual
originator, based on what I have seen happen in the past half
century.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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Malcolm wrote:

Actually, I think that it is older than ITMA, but its widespread
popularity dates from ITMA. That is certainly true for some of
the other phrases, such as "I don't mind if I do" and "Can I do you
now, Sir?"

I managed to get one change into the OED where they had fallen
into the trap of assigning a phrase to the author who popularised
it and not the originator. "To damn with faint praise" is actually
Wycherley, and Pope picked it up. But I suspect that the vast
majority of attributions are to the populariser and not the actual
originator, based on what I have seen happen in the past half
century.

I'm sure you're right, and, while it might matter to the OED - and well
done on the correction, that's a nice one - the rest of us are happy to
attribute the popularisers!

Thanks. In general, I agree that it makes no difference except to
historians, but it does sometimes matter when the populariser
attempts to copyright or trademark it :-(


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.