Give the dog a bone

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	mira  #103873  Sun, 29 May 05 11:50 PM "Give the dog a bone", is there a special meaning to this sentence?    mira Joined on Sat, May 14 2005 Belgium New Member (32)

	abbie1948  #103880  Mon, 30 May 05 12:39 AM In what context have you heard it Mira? Sometimes it is used as rhyming slang meaning "phone somebody"    abbie1948 Joined on Thu, Mar 24 2005 England Senior Member (2,657) Hope that helps. Abbie

	mira  #103883  Mon, 30 May 05 12:45 AM When I was in York (UK) it was the name of a shop, and I wondered what is it    mira

	julielai  #103889  Mon, 30 May 05 12:59 AM Reminds me of a song I learned as a child: This old man, he played one; He played knick-knack on my thumb. With a knick-knack, paddy whack, Give the dog a bone; This old man came rolling home    julielai Joined on Sun, Oct 24 2004 Planet earth Senior Member (3,570) Just another blogger (http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/julie-lai)

	MrPedantic  #103924  Mon, 30 May 05 02:36 AM I hesitate to ask, Mira – but what did the shop sell? MrP    MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member (12,052) ...opella forensis / adducit febris...

	mira  #104004  Mon, 30 May 05 10:38 AM "A quirky lifestyle shop which is ideal for present buying. " it is the descrption    mira

	pieanne  #104005  Mon, 30 May 05 10:41 AM Well, since a dog is usually happy when it gets a bone, I suppose it could mean that in that shop, you'll find things that'll satisfy people? Every dog will get its bone!    pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member (7,512) I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	mira  #104035  Mon, 30 May 05 01:00 PM thanks for your help!!    mira

	MrPedantic  #104036  Mon, 30 May 05 01:02 PM 'Knickknacks', almost? MrP    MrPedantic