
WoodYouLike said:We can always start a game of Quidditch then?

WoodYouLike said:Trying very hard to 'get the drift' but failing miserably![]()
The phrase, "living over the brush", used to describe an unmarried couple who live together, originated in the tunnel building days of the 19th Century. If a boy and a girl (usually camp followers from the towns) took a liking to each other then the other men and women would respect them as man and wife. They could not afford a church wedding so, holding hands, they jumped over a brush or broom handle held by two older people. They were then "married" in the eyes of their peers.
The head Gnome explained to his friends.WoodYouLike said:Very interesting little fact to know. And yes, very true in our case.
(but we skipped the 'jumping'; where we come from you 'jump' to the 'notaris' - here I think for this purpose a solicitor - and had a 'living-together-agreement' made up = by law and tax-man regarded as being married)![]()