"A little...

Posted by Bob on July 01, 2005

In Reply to: "A little... posted by R. Berg on June 30, 2005

: : : : what is meant by "A little of what you fancy does you good"?

: : : What it means to me: if I want chocolate, I should have a little.

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: : It's the title of a song made famous by the music-hall star Marie Lloyd, who lived 1870-1922 and whose speciality was "saucy" songs.

: So it's about chocolate sauce?

As they say at the bratwurst factory, this is the sauce age. We Americans don't know any music hall names pre-Bea Lillie, who appeared on TV many times.

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