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mishau  +  50948 Mon, 18 Oct 04 08:39 PM
I picked up these expressions from a movie:

"You could choke a dozen donkeys on that!"

and another one

"All right, all right. Keep your alans on."

I didn't manage to find them at any dictionaries I had.
I even don't know whether they are idioms or slang.
Could anyone help me with descriptions of the two?
The speakers were Londoners.

Thank you.
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MrPedantic  +  50963 Mon, 18 Oct 04 11:55 PM
Hello Mishau

'Keep your Alans on' = 'keep your Alan Whickers on'.

Alan Whicker is a British television presenter. In the plural,
he is rhyming slang for 'knickers'. 'Keep your knickers on'
means 'please calm down'.

'You could choke a donkey on that' is a humorous response
to flatulence. It implies a particularly pungent emission.

Flatulence that could choke a dozen donkeys would be
proportionately powerful, and probably best avoided.

MrP


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Anonymous, 4 yr 33 days ago

I'm not sure about choke a dozen donkeys.

But keep your on alans on, is slang.

Alans = Alan Whickers = Knickers

Keep your knickers on ... which means don't loose your temper.

(I assume you watched Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels)

Anonymous, 4 yr 9 days ago
The reference "You could choke a dozen donkeys on that!" refers to the size of the "wad" or bundle of bank notes that the other character has just pulled out of his pocket.

It's simply a humourous reference to how large the bundle is.


Gaz


Anonymous, 3 yr 356 days ago
Hi - "Allans" is slang for "knickers". This came from the word "knickers" being substituted by the rhyming alternative "Alan Whicker" who is a famous travel journalist in the UK. "Alan Whicker" then was shortened to "Alan" and you have your slang!
MrPedantic  +  165495 Sat, 03 Dec 05 12:41 AM

What is this? A parrots' convention?

 
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davkett, 3 yr 355 days ago

SQUAWK!  What is this?  A Pierrot's convention?

 

Clive  +  165569 Sat, 03 Dec 05 06:36 AM
aaaaargh! 'tis a pirates' convention, matey!
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Anonymous, 3 yr 324 days ago
lock stock and two smoking barrells...

in cockney rhyming slang
alans = alan whickers = kickers = pants

i dont know about the other one
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