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trilby22
22 Jun 15 13:05
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Who begat that phrase and what made them think cucumbers are cool?

The ones in my greenhouse are feckin' roasting!
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Report naydam • June 22, 2015 1:48 PM BST
It is unlikely, in my opinion, that they were referring to growing vegetables.
Report trilby22 • June 22, 2015 1:56 PM BST
Good thing that cucumbers are fruit then Crazy
Report treble • June 22, 2015 2:09 PM BST
I believe the phrase originated from an old poem.
Report lfc1971 • June 22, 2015 2:35 PM BST
"My passion is as mustard strong
I sit all sober sad
Drunk as a piper all day long
Or like a march hare mad"
Report trilby22 • June 22, 2015 2:43 PM BST
Good thing that I a'int a dedicated follower of fashion, then.
Report trilby22 • June 22, 2015 2:47 PM BST
^ ain't
Report Facts • June 25, 2015 3:19 AM BST
' ....... 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.........'
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