Tuesday, 5th February 2008
“And Bob’s Your Uncle!.....is he?”
So for those who have never grasped the true meaning of the expression “…and Bob’s your uncle”, I will here forth explain it to you! Please note that till this day, I too did not know what it meant. I was talking with a friend residing in London and he kept dropping it at the end of sentences.
According to Wikipedia, the expression is often used immediately following a set of simple instructions and roughly carries the same meaning as the phrase "and there you have it." For example, "Simply put a piece of ham between two slices of bread, and Bam! Bob’s your uncle!”. So following that logic, I came up with these phrases using the expression.
a) In a situation where, you are single, and you hit the town with your friends. You enter a bar and there ain’t a good looker in sight:
“Order a tray of shooters and Bob’s Your Uncle”, you will find that girls drinking around a tray of booze, draw a lot of attention and pretty soon trays’ll be coming your way before you can say Jiminy Cricket and the guy who was staring scarily at you, doesn’t look too scary anymore…..Erm think I’ve had too many shooters Hicc..
b) In a situation where your mother (if you still live at home, that is) keeps nagging about clearing up the mess in your room. “Grab a big bag throw all the miscellaneous objects running around in it, push it right to the back of your wardrobe so all your clothes camouflage it and Bob’s Your Uncle”. You’ll find that it’s a pretty good hiding place till your mother announces it’s Spring Cleaning weekend and you start to sweat profusely instantly!
c) In a situation where it’s Carnival weekend and you’re a male with no costume. “Throw your sisters’/mother’s clothes on, slap on some lipstick , throw on a hideous wig, DO NOT shave your legs or proceed in tucking your chest hair inwards, get on the bus to Valetta and Bob’s Your Uncle!” You’ve got yourself a HIGHLY original costume and might be proclaimed the New King Carnival!
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Well done to Ira for having the capability of being both light and serious depending on which option is called for. Being written a few days before Carnival, I think this kind of entry to her blog is very appropriate. Having just read he rlatest entry, which deals with the spring hunting issue, it is very obvious that she can also tackle very serious matters in a mature manner, as well. So if she chose here to make us laugh, then laugh I shall. More's the loss for those who couldn't recognize humour if it wore a name tag.
GOT IT ? Ira's way of explaining was cool and well explained so " Leave it out " !!!!!