Bob's Your Uncle...!

Virdi · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:34

...Where do 'sayings' or phrases like this come from..??

Muffin` · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:35

Virdi said:
...Where do 'sayings' or phrases like this come from..??

Came from Robert, your father's brother.

Greenlizard0 · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:36

Most of these have weird stories attached to them. I'm sure that there's e.g. an Oxford handbook of erm, "sayings" and "phrases" out there.

Tom0 · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:43

I have an uncle bob

[DOD]Asprilla · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:45

Wikipedia said:
In 1887, British Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, appointed his nephew Arthur James Balfour as Minister for Ireland. The press had a field day when he referred to the Prime Minister as “Uncle Bob”.[1] Balfour later went on to become Prime Minister himself. This theory claims that to have "Bob" as one's uncle is a guarantee of success, hence the implied meaning, "and if you do this, you cannot fail." Another theory is that the phrase derives from the slang "all is bob", which means "everything is good".[2]

meghatronic · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:46

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's_your_uncle

RandomTom · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:48

google it!

geeza · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:48

...and yer dad

Flying Gribble · 6 Dec 2007 at 15:53

Mine died. Sad day.

James07 · 6 Dec 2007 at 15:54

My uncle actually is Bob, so this quote is true..

The Dread Pirate · 6 Dec 2007 at 16:14

How did you know :confused:

MTA99 · 6 Dec 2007 at 17:55

James07 said:
My uncle actually is Bob, so this quote is true..

I've got an uncle Bob and an auntie Roberta!!

Cr0fty · 6 Dec 2007 at 18:00

MTA99 said:
I've got an uncle Bob and an auntie Roberta!!

bob's yer family?

firewallblocked · 6 Dec 2007 at 18:05

MTA99 said:
I've got an uncle Bob and an auntie Roberta!!

Gordon Bennett!

Bunka · 6 Dec 2007 at 18:06

MTA99 said:
I've got an uncle Bob and an auntie Roberta!!

Ever wondered if...you know....uncle Robert likes 'alternative' wardrobes?

Bunka · 6 Dec 2007 at 18:06

firewallblocked said:
Gordon Bennett!

yer mum.

James07 · 6 Dec 2007 at 18:08

MTA99 said:
I've got an uncle Bob and an auntie Roberta!!

Lol, "To Rob n Bob" or "From Rob n Bob, must be amusing!

Cr0fty said:
bob's yer family?

Lol!!

MTA99 · 6 Dec 2007 at 18:25

James07 said:
Lol, "To Rob n Bob" or "From Rob n Bob, must be amusing!

Sorry to burst the comedy bubble but they're different sides of the family

Roberta is Mum's sister, Bob is Dad's brother

Margaret · 6 Dec 2007 at 18:27

A variation of this saying is also "Robert's your father's brother."

:confused:

Mooron455 · 6 Dec 2007 at 18:28

Bob actually is my uncle

and i'm not joking