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minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoI’m 60 years old, and I JUST now got “half past the monkey’s ass, according to his balls.” The monkey’s balls are hanging down, pointing at the six. That’s “half past”. My only defense is that it’s probably been 50 years since I thought about it, and ten-year-old me wasn’t too sharp.
minus-squareBanMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoThat makes a lot more sense than the version we always heard, “half past a monkey’s ass, a quarter to his balls.” Kids are weird.
I’m 60 years old, and I JUST now got “half past the monkey’s ass, according to his balls.”
The monkey’s balls are hanging down, pointing at the six. That’s “half past”.
My only defense is that it’s probably been 50 years since I thought about it, and ten-year-old me wasn’t too sharp.
That makes a lot more sense than the version we always heard, “half past a monkey’s ass, a quarter to his balls.” Kids are weird.