Ken,
I'm not sure where the saying comes from, but our British friends use that term
all the time. It means the same as "pulling your leg."
Toni
K.W.S wrote:
> Hi Cullodenrunner
> Well said.
> Is there a story behind the expression 'taking the Mickey out of people' ?.
> Where is it used?. It is a new one on me.
> Ken/SK/Canada
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ". ." <cullodenrunner@hotmail.com>
> To: <sinclair@matrix.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 9:35 PM
> Subject: Grow up
>
> > Hi Folks,
> > I ve been watching the comments with a large amount of interest, about
> the
> > email DRMFSOB and allot of people have commented but lately things have
> been
> > getting out of hand and I think it's time to move on. Having a joke about
> > something is fine but openly taking the Mickey out of people is something
> > quite different. I am sure that the person who put it there had reasons,
> > but I am sure they didn't put it on so people can be rude about them.
> > Yours aye
> > Cullodenrunner
>
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