Sir, I think it was the brainless thongs that caused all the problem. Brainless thongs are sometimes a pain in the butt. Andy Stewart, the grrrrrreat Scots balladeer made this immortal piece of music well known. Others tried to make it immoral. I happen to have the original recording, on a 45 RPM plastic disc, if you can believe it. Where is the Antique Road Show when we need it?

I also have other fine music by the same artist. One of the songs is the heartfelt rendition called, "The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre." It brings tears to my eyes as I think abooot it. Translated into Canajun it means the cleansing of George's cowshed.

I hope you have immense success with your project. I cannot send money, because I am quite frugal, McDougal. That is pronounced froogal as in McDoooogal, not fruggal as in McDuggal. I think we should have a Royal Commission to investigate the influence of the Kelps and the Saxophones, on proper syntax and diction.

Sincerely

Noswad

I am with you. Especially as the Scots pronunciation "trou" is a homonym of the french word for "hole" which adds the richness of double entendre to the whole expression. Double double entendre should the fairer sex choose to "drop trou."

Right, drop troo it is. I just read the expression for the first time in a note someone sent me. On looking it up in google, yours was the first site I clicked on to find out what it means. I am grateful for your excellent explanation and, being a fellow Canadian, I feel I should support you, if not your troosers. Eh?