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Old 08-26-2011, 10:30 PM
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Lacelady
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Apples and Pears = Stairs. My dad always sent me to bed by telling me to get up the Apples and Pears.

Whistle and Flute = Suit.

Dog and Bone = Phone

Just a few off the top of my head, I'll think about some more. Often, they were shortened, so you wore a Flute which was a Suit, and you got on the Bone to speak to someone.

I think I have a little book of them somewhere, I'll have to look for it.
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