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From: Joyce Ubl <>
Subject: Re: [Memory-Lane] Old Sayings
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 21:25:43 -0400
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Aha! That I know! Minding your P's & Q's came from the land of English
pubs - where people ordered Pints & Quarts of ale. If a customer became
unruly, the barkeep would warn him to "mind his Ps & Qs" - or he would be
cut off. So behaving yourself became minding your Ps & Qs.

Joyce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joyce Dever" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 5:30 PM
Subject: [Memory-Lane] Old Sayings


> Hi Judy,
>
> I understand the meaning of minding your P's and Q's, I just don't have
any
> idea what the P and the Q stands for!
>
>
>
>
> My sister was "mouthy" too, and my Dad told her one time "I am going to
slap
> you so hard, when you wake up your clothes will be out of style!"
>
> Joyce
>

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