tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post110858266100640366..comments2023-10-18T16:25:13.593+01:00Comments on Famous for 15 megapixels: Filthy, sorry looking pony underneath an underpass in White CityStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1108661249454965892005-02-17T17:27:00.000+00:002005-02-17T17:27:00.000+00:00Now when I was a lad 'Earthas' meant breasts ...
...Now when I was a lad 'Earthas' meant breasts ...<br /><br />Ah well, language is a living thing. There's probably a sketch in here somewhere with a five year old East End girl demanding a pony for her birthday and receiving either ...<br /><br />- £25<br />- a jobbie, or<br />- someone calling her hand (yes, we use pony-up as an expression as well)<br /><br />What she certainly wouldn't get is a pony. Presumably Cockneys never used the word pony in it's literal sense as the only time they ever saw one was in a tin.<br /><br />... and we mustn't forget 'hung like a pony' whilst we at itStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1108659368884941492005-02-17T16:56:00.000+00:002005-02-17T16:56:00.000+00:00In American-ese, "pony up" means the same as "ante...In American-ese, "pony up" means the same as "ante up" or "chip in", e.g., "time to pony up for the wedding gift". I have no idea where this comes from.....Redheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199488463623308120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1108654236704209052005-02-17T15:30:00.000+00:002005-02-17T15:30:00.000+00:00Yes, yes it does mean £25.
(It's not strictly rh...Yes, yes it does mean £25. <br /><br />(It's not strictly rhyming slang though and I've not encountered anyone who's 100% sure where it comes from. The most plausible explanation I've read it that the old 25 whatsit note used in India had a picture of a pony on it.)<br /><br />Obviously using the same slang word for poo and £25 could sometimes result in hillarious, side-splitting japes. Lines like<br /><br />'It all went a bit pony towards the end'<br /><br />'I'm off for a pony'<br /><br />are clear enough, but what about<br /><br />'drop a pony in my hand and we'll forget about the whole thing'<br /><br />'I managed to squeeze a pony out of him in the end'<br /><br />and so on<br /><br />The great unanswered question is, of course, what's rhyming slang for a pony?Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.com