Tuesday, May 06, 2014

P's and Q's

P is for P's and Q is for Q's, but no one is really sure what P or Q stands for. I think it makes a great way to catch up on two weeks worth of ABC Wednesdays.

Whenever I have heard the expression, "Mind your P's and Q's" it's always appeared to be a reference to having good behavior, kind of like saying, "Mind your manners." At any rate, it's a warning to pay attention to what you're supposed to be doing and whether or not it has anything to do with a P or Q is anybody's guess.

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    1. Thanks. I thought it worked out quite nicely.
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  2. I always thought it to mean say your please's and thank Q's...but then I googled it...no one knows really, but it was fun reading all the different things it could possibly mean.

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    1. When I was little it always reminded me of peas and carrots, but that doesn't make any sense at all!
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  3. Yes, lots of theories about ps and qs, but no definite answer!

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    1. I'm not sure whether I like ti that way or not....
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  4. Well that is very interesting! I wonder who started that silly phrase! ha.

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    1. That is a very good question. It is rather silly, isn't it?

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  5. When we visited the East Coast we were told it stood for Pints and Quarts..and in the Pub..if you drank too much and began to cause trouble...you were told to mind your P's and Q's. Back from my Blog Break... Yeah.

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    1. I read all kinds of things, but nobody seems to know for certain. I think it's come to mean "Behave yourself!"
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  6. I like Wanda's interpretation!
    Cheers!
    Linda :o)

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    1. I've heard that one too.
      Cheers to you too!
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  7. Martha, there are also a lot of ideas about "pop goes the weasel" Love those funny old saying.

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    1. I'll have to look that one up now too.

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  8. BTW Took the mug you gave me on the trip...love drinking my coffee from it..thoughts of you too.

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  9. whereIcomfrom it means pleases and thank-Q's

    fun stuff here.

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    1. I've heard that one too. I think that's a good one.
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  10. My parents used to say that to us all the time! I guess we needed reminding. lol

    Leslie
    abcw team

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    1. Everything seems to be familiar except for the original meaning.
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  11. P's and Q's... pqbd... I thought it had to do with learning how to write your letters and how the p's and q's were so easy to mix up, you must be careful to write them properly. "Joshua, mind your p's and q's!"

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    1. Yes, that's on the list of possibilities too. So many ideas, yet no one knows for sure where it all started.

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