when we were kids,if someone 'put their foot in it' it was the same as 'dropped a clanger'
probably pre-clanger period and nothing to do with Clangers at all
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Elvis impersonator,
Sat 21 Jun 2014, 15:08,
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i think it's a bell ringing thing
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet,
Sat 21 Jun 2014, 15:22,
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A new image challenge - origins of phrases.
e.g. "To step on a frog."
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Jabberwoc misses D.R. and Quinch,
Sat 21 Jun 2014, 16:01,
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