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Re: The Queen of France...

Posted by Gary Martin on July 07, 2010 at 09:50

In Reply to: The Queen of France... posted by Stan P on July 05, 2010 at 17:20:

: Does anyone know the origin of the phrase, "If the Queen of France had wheels she'd be a bicycle"?

I've not heard that version, although there are many variants of this. In Woody Allen's recent film 'Whatever works' there's the line "If Granny had wheels, she'd be a bicycle.".

I've no idea of the origin.