tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post3809453545787639996..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Bob's Your UncleM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-21896940495312096462015-02-15T00:27:51.628+00:002015-02-15T00:27:51.628+00:00I don't know if you get notified of comments p...I don't know if you get notified of comments posted so many years later, but shall have my say in any case. In the Alistair Sims movie "Scrooge," his maid says, "Bob's yer uncle" when he gives her a cash Xmas gift. I don't know if this line is in Dickens' original, but it seems likely, and if so, the phrase is a lot older than you suggest.shekusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729139404389170529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-30973220114075444542011-10-07T13:50:18.194+01:002011-10-07T13:50:18.194+01:00I'm afraid she was called Georgina. The only p...I'm afraid she was called Georgina. The only people who believe Wikipedia are <a href="http://blog.inkyfool.com/2010/11/wikipedia-cyclopses-and-fastchild.html" rel="nofollow">Wikipedophiles</a>.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-4181646930447129362011-10-07T13:45:57.486+01:002011-10-07T13:45:57.486+01:00Another thought, the phrase is usually linked with...Another thought, the phrase is usually linked with 'and Fanny's your aunt'. Was Bob Cecil's wife called Fanny?Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-72887654019264481512011-10-06T17:23:25.532+01:002011-10-06T17:23:25.532+01:00Who believes Wikipedia?Who believes Wikipedia?Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.com