Quick quiz: Without looking it up ...

Off_it

... which of these expressions are correct?

1. a) here here, or b) hear hear

2. a) tow the line, or b) toe the line

3. a) salt of the earth, or b) sort of the earth

Go on, instant reactions.

vancouveraddick

hear hear
tow the line (not sure on this one)
salt of the earth

Ollywozere

I reckon....

Hear hear

Toe the line (only becasue I read something about the origin of this phrase recently!)

Salt of the Earth

bingaddick

hear hear
toe the line
salt of the earth

cfgs

b
b
a

No.1 in South London

here here
toe the line
salt of the earth

BlackForestReds

hear hear
toe the line
salt of the earth

AFKABartram

what BFR said

Oggy Red

What BFR & AFKA said

RedArmySE7

I'm with Oggy, BFR and AFKA on this one.

LenGlover

What Ollywozere, Bing, BFR, AFKA, Oggy and RASE7 said.

Miserableoldgit

B A A

Oggy Red

What are you ....... a sheep?

;o)

SoundAsa£

All answer B.

LoOkOuT

hear hear
toe the line
salt of the earth (this has to do with sailors I think, or Lot's wife!)

son of selhurst

A B A

mascot88

B A A

uncle

BAA the toe the line is to do with a line in the house of commons

Off_it

Check out the big brains on the Charlton Life faithful - well, some of them anyway!

Answer is B B A

Oggy Red

Big brains = old gits Ha ha!

Miserableoldgit

hiya, er................
did we ever find out the answers ?

BlackForestReds

did we ever find out the answers ?

.............

Yes:
hear hear
toe the line
salt of the earth

Miserableoldgit

2/3 ain't bad for a (parttime) fanzine wroter !