tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post8505148253384668911..comments2024-01-19T11:41:09.359+13:00Comments on A Hebridean in New Zealand: Another Cheesecake Bites the DustGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-79637089581376873552007-12-29T07:26:00.000+13:002007-12-29T07:26:00.000+13:00Glad I'm not going mad, although now I have a ...Glad I'm not going mad, although now I have a wonderful image in my head of you and Monty Python trying to clean the cottage!Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-50494555491752179682007-12-27T12:17:00.000+13:002007-12-27T12:17:00.000+13:00Yes. It is "spick and span" which is wh...Yes. It is "spick and span" which is what I originally wrote and then changed it because I thought it looked wrong. I should have checked! The origin: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/spick-and-span.htmlGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-11538064361436214912007-12-27T09:14:00.000+13:002007-12-27T09:14:00.000+13:00Not sure of the origin of the phrase, but isn'...Not sure of the origin of the phrase, but isn't is "spick and span" not "spick and spam"?Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.com