"Charlie's dead"

[nq:1]Does anyone here know the origin of the phrase "Charlie's dead", meaning 'your petticoat is showing'? I've done a Google but found nothing, other than "Queen Anne's dead" is used also. Anyone?[/nq]
Probably means the petticoat is flying at half mast.

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Tony

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[nq:2]Does anyone here know the origin of the phrase "Charlie's ... nothing, other than "Queen Anne's dead" is used also. Anyone?[/nq]
[nq:1]Probably means the petticoat is flying at half mast.[/nq]
OTTOMH "Queen Anne" could also be alluding to the plant Queen Anne's Lace - i.e. tactfully hinting that lace is on show.

At 21:07:55 on Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Peter Harris
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[nq:1]Does anyone here know the origin of the phrase "Charlie's dead", meaning 'your petticoat is showing'? I've done a Google but found nothing, other than "Queen Anne's dead" is used also. Anyone?[/nq]
In my youth, we used to say "It's raining in Paris" in such circumstances. I have no idea wh

[nq:1]Does anyone here know the origin of the phrase "Charlie's dead", meaning 'your petticoat is showing'? I've done a Google but found nothing, other than "Queen Anne's dead" is used also. Anyone?[/nq]

What does "your petticoat is showing" mean?
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Se dico "siedi!" manca l'oggetto.
Siedo chi? Lei o me?
(da it.cultura.linguistica.italiano)

[nq:2]Does anyone here know the origin of the phrase "Charlie's ... nothing, other than "Queen Anne's dead" is used also. Anyone?[/nq]
[nq:1] What does "your petticoat is showing" mean?[/nq]
Well, an attempt in Google proved amusing:
1. to Italian: il vostro isolatore a campana sta mostrando
2. back to English: your bell insulator is showing

Not sure in which direction the

[nq:2]What does "your petticoat is showing" mean?[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, an attempt in Google proved amusing: 1. to Italian: il vostro isolatore a campana sta mostrando 2. back to English: your bell insulator is showing Not sure in which direction the meaning was lost! :-)[/nq]
Actually, on closer inspection it was obviously from English to Italian!

Cheers
Tony

Tony Mountif

[nq:2]Does anyone here know the origin of the phrase "Charlie's ... nothing, other than "Queen Anne's dead" is used also. Anyone?[/nq]
[nq:1] What does "your petticoat is showing" mean?[/nq]
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/ManitobaCrafts/throughthedecades/images/crafts/dollf

[nq:1]The French said "Tu cherche une belle-mere" (you're looking for a mother-in-law) which makes much more sense.[/nq]
Does it?
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Locked from the inside. That can only mean one thing, and I don't know what it is.
(Murder by Death)

[nq:1]Does anyone here know the origin of the phrase "Charlie's dead", meaning 'your petticoat is showing'? I've done a Google but found nothing, other than "Queen Anne's dead" is used also. Anyone?[/nq]
I'll take a long shot and suggest that it's a reference to Bonnie Prince Charlie who used to wear lace? (For those who don't wear petticoats, they are made of a lace like material.)
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[nq:2]Does anyone here know the origin of the phrase "Charlie's ... nothing, other than "Queen Anne's dead" is used also. Anyone?[/nq]
[nq:1]I'll take a long shot and suggest that it's a reference to Bonnie Prince Charlie who used to wear lace? (For those who don't wear petticoats, they are made of a lace like material.)[/nq]
They're also made of a lace like material for those who do wear