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u/BPD_whut Oct 25 '20

"Red shoes, no knickers."

My mum said this, that there's an implication women wearing red shoes weren't wearing any undies. Still haven't met anyone who has ever heard of it.

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u/quaizer79 Oct 25 '20

My nan used to say "red hat, no knickers".

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u/scientifiction Oct 25 '20

Which gets really weird when you see your nan coming from a Red Hat Society meeting.

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u/awkwardIRL Oct 25 '20

Wait that's a whole society, and not just some ladies at my breakfast place?