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Hanging Your Bollix off The 5 Lamps?

  • 08-03-2009 02:21PM
    #1
    Volvoboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭


    Does anybody know where that saying comes from?

    What does it mean to hang yer bollix off the 5 lamps? :)


    Any help appreciated!


Comments

  • #2
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,346 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    Not to be taken literally of course, it'd be quiet uncomfortable. :D


  • #3
    Gaspode
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭Gaspode


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    Does anybody know where that saying comes from?
    What does it mean to hang yer bollix off the 5 lamps? :)
    Any help appreciated!

    It's simply a Dublin way of telling you to f**k off.


  • #4
    connundrum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭connundrum


    Gaspode wrote: »
    It's simply a Dublin way of telling you to f**k off.

    Quite a long way around saying it imo :D

    Always wanted to know what it meant too.

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  • #5
    Paulzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,071 ✭✭✭Paulzx


    The full version of that saying normally goes like this.

    Annoying person asks Dub a question etc.

    Dub: "Do you know where the Five lamps is."

    Annoyer: " Oh yea. Its near the North Strand isn't it"

    Dub: " Well go hang yer bollix of it"


    No self respecting Dub should ever get caught with this


  • #6
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    I heard people say "See that tree over there?"..
    "Why,yes.Yes,i do".
    ."Well hang your bollocks off it".
    Or
    "hop your bollocks off it".


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  • #7
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,145 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    A work colleague of mine used to say, after hearing bad news etc., "It's enough to make you want to hang your bollocks on the clock".

    I always thought it was a bit stupid and attention seeking!


  • #8
    Mingey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 432 ✭✭Mingey


    Ask me bollix!


  • #9
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    Ask me brown.


  • #10
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,112 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    ye'wide.


  • #11
    chughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭chughes


    As I understand it, it someone asks a Dublin person for directions, if the Dub doesn't wish to give the proper answer for any reason, he would answer by asking his questioner the 5 lamps question. If the answer to the 5 lamps question is in the affirmative, the questioner is then invited to carry out this difficult testicular challange. It's just a small example of the world renowned Dublin wit.


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