New Posts For Thread: "Cool as a cucumber"https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30531473/cool-as-a-cucumberWho begat that phrase and what made them think cucumbers are cool?The ones in my greenhouse are feckin' roasting!' ....... ancient folk knowledge confirmed by science in 1970: inside of a field cucumber on a warm day is 20 degrees cooler than the air temperature.........'https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30531473/cool-as-a-cucumber?post_id=545262183#545262183' ....... ancient folk knowledge confirmed by science in 1970: inside of a field cucumber on a warm day is 20 degrees cooler than the air temperature.........'Wed, 24 Jun 2015 21:19:44 -0500^ ain'thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30531473/cool-as-a-cucumber?post_id=545227127#545227127^ ain'tMon, 22 Jun 2015 08:47:04 -0500Good thing that I a'int a dedicated follower of fashion, then.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30531473/cool-as-a-cucumber?post_id=545227067#545227067Good thing that I a'int a dedicated follower of fashion, then.Mon, 22 Jun 2015 08:43:06 -0500"My passion is as mustard strong I sit all sober sad Drunk as a piper all day long Or like a march hare mad"https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30531473/cool-as-a-cucumber?post_id=545226965#545226965"My passion is as mustard strong I sit all sober sad Drunk as a piper all day long Or like a march hare mad"Mon, 22 Jun 2015 08:35:16 -0500I believe the phrase originated from an old poem.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30531473/cool-as-a-cucumber?post_id=545226583#545226583I believe the phrase originated from an old poem.Mon, 22 Jun 2015 08:09:13 -0500Good thing that cucumbers are fruit thenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30531473/cool-as-a-cucumber?post_id=545226455#545226455Good thing that cucumbers are fruit thenMon, 22 Jun 2015 07:56:23 -0500It is unlikely, in my opinion, that they were referring to growing vegetables.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30531473/cool-as-a-cucumber?post_id=545226359#545226359It is unlikely, in my opinion, that they were referring to growing vegetables.Mon, 22 Jun 2015 07:48:25 -0500Who begat that phrase and what made them think cucumbers are cool?The ones in my greenhouse are feckin' roasting!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30531473/cool-as-a-cucumber?post_id=545226015#545226015Who begat that phrase and what made them think cucumbers are cool?The ones in my greenhouse are feckin' roasting!Mon, 22 Jun 2015 07:05:54 -0500