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On Father's Day, let your uncle know that you’re thinking of him with a quote, and remember to pair it with an amazing gift for the ultimate celebration! 13 Quotes About Uncles That Will Show ...
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings by Joel Chandler Harris (1898) Sports and Games in the Open (1899) The Chronicles of Aunt Minervy Ann, by Joel Chandler Harris (1899) The Golfer's Alphabet, Harper & Brothers, New York and London, (1899) A Book of Drawings, P.F. Collier & Son, New York (1904) Carlo (1912) The Epic of Golf, by Clinton ...
"Bob's your uncle" is an idiom commonly used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries that means "and there it is", or "and there you have it", or "it's done". Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions or when a result is reached.
"Old Aunt Jemima" is an American folk song written by comedian, songwriter, and minstrel show performer Billy Kersands (circa 1842–1915). The song became the inspiration for the Aunt Jemima brand of pancakes, as well as several characters in film, television, and on radio, named "Aunt Jemima".
This is a scrappy but often hilarious screen version of the Private Eye comic strip, with Barry Crocker escorting his Aunt Edna Everage through England's grottiest highways and dirtiest byways, and ending with Humphries "flashing his nasty" in front of Joan Bakewell on a late-night TV show.
For Caitlin Jukes, 31, being an aunt to two Black nieces and a nephew — Myra, 14, Marcus, 12, and Mia Jukes, 10 — means supporting them through new experiences and giving advice, solicited or not.
At Uncle Alec's recommendation, Aunt Plenty teaches Rose how to bake bread and Aunt Peace teaches her how to sew. One afternoon Rose discovers Charlie and Archie smoking and encourages them to quit, then Aunt Jessie has Will and Geordie burn their yellow-back novels .
Uncle Sam finally appeared after the War of 1812. [9] Columbia appeared with either Brother Jonathan or Uncle Sam, but her use declined as a national person in favor of Liberty, and she was effectively abandoned once she became the mascot of Columbia Pictures in the 1920s. Uncle Sam and Columbia in an 1869 cartoon by Thomas Nast