tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post9221983462302457594..comments2023-11-05T20:46:41.310+08:00Comments on downunderdale: wigwam for a goose's bridleDownunderdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055572701898730533noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-30672526651424265172007-05-21T17:04:00.000+08:002007-05-21T17:04:00.000+08:00We had the wigwam expression when we were little, ...We had the wigwam expression when we were little, one of us is from Tassie the other from Victoria. I just tried to explain it to our Austrian internal - difficult to explain....!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-10107891893744179852007-05-09T08:42:00.000+08:002007-05-09T08:42:00.000+08:00Dale I grew up in Perth and was frequently fobbed ...Dale I grew up in Perth and was frequently fobbed off with:<BR/>"It's a wigwam for a goose's bridle to teach young donkeys how to trot"<BR/>I often wondered if it was something from the Irish part of my family!Never found out.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-5238892661115059012007-05-08T09:50:00.000+08:002007-05-08T09:50:00.000+08:00Don't really understand the goose bridle, but it s...Don't really understand the goose bridle, but it sure is neat!Sue Seiberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079271353907261500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-50386701053448382982007-05-08T00:14:00.000+08:002007-05-08T00:14:00.000+08:00I have never heard that one before dale, but I lov...I have never heard that one before dale, but I love it.<BR/>It's good to have a life outside of textiles Dale. It's a very boring person who just does one thing with their lives and the textiles would be more boring as well IMO.Digitalgranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-89153067759954299242007-05-07T16:29:00.000+08:002007-05-07T16:29:00.000+08:00Love the wigwam! I grew up with the saying here in...Love the wigwam! I grew up with the saying here in New Zealand. Both of my grandmothers were English. I suspect it has origins there.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071169702272418462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-13546822586231470012007-05-07T15:38:00.000+08:002007-05-07T15:38:00.000+08:00We did start a good conversation didn't we-- your ...We did start a good conversation didn't we-- your wigwam is is marvelous as usual.Doreen Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443929494814440393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-70306321097662886922007-05-07T15:13:00.000+08:002007-05-07T15:13:00.000+08:00Like the blog just as it is. Lovely smiley photo,...Like the blog just as it is. Lovely smiley photo, much more the fun personality I'm sure you are.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885933297632900323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-20698355076277177012007-05-07T13:18:00.000+08:002007-05-07T13:18:00.000+08:00Dale,The wigwam is a beauty! I was born NSW, grew ...Dale,<BR/><BR/>The wigwam is a beauty! I was born NSW, grew up there and in Victoria though I now live in Tas. I suspect the expression is a universal one but like many older things it gets swamped in all the new jargon of the younger people which doesn't matter as long as some people remember it.<BR/><BR/>Judy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-48637510439576205582007-05-07T11:35:00.000+08:002007-05-07T11:35:00.000+08:00I know the expression too and I am South Australia...I know the expression too and I am South Australian, but I think my English grandmother used it too.<BR/>Waiting for Wednesday.<BR/>Afraid my blog is personal too and I like it, so apparently do my friends around the world who keep up with my doings through it.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-11370879415568293432007-05-07T04:03:00.000+08:002007-05-07T04:03:00.000+08:00What a wonderful expression, my mother's stock ans...What a wonderful expression, my mother's stock answer to "But why?" was "Because there's railings round the park!" Grown ups. What can you do?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771378948765147509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-73501531246667769582007-05-07T03:59:00.000+08:002007-05-07T03:59:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771378948765147509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-73896714094827691312007-05-07T01:42:00.000+08:002007-05-07T01:42:00.000+08:00I think the mix of textiles and family is just fin...I think the mix of textiles and family is just fine. It helps me to know you. By the way, great picture of you and a fun wigwam. Sandy in La CenterSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831911392950703592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-43869305044634154462007-05-06T19:55:00.000+08:002007-05-06T19:55:00.000+08:00Love the wigwam Dale, and the variety of things yo...Love the wigwam Dale, and the variety of things you talk about in your blog. Waiting for Wednesday. Kay in Tas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-29924549134942272032007-05-06T18:07:00.000+08:002007-05-06T18:07:00.000+08:00I love your wigwamI love your wigwamEmmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16448108300291942263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21933742.post-86817940324220938032007-05-06T15:29:00.000+08:002007-05-06T15:29:00.000+08:00I'm Tasmanian too and I know "a wigwam for a goose...I'm Tasmanian too and I know "a wigwam for a goose's bridle" too :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com