"Redheaded Step Child"
Posted by Sean O'Donnell on March 17, 2000
In Reply to: "Redheaded Step Child" posted by Danny Royland on March 15, 2000
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: : Any one know where this phrase comes from? Used mostly as "I will beat you like a redheaded step child".
: heh heh, "I'm gonna slap you around like a redheaded step child." I guess it just come from the prejeduce of Scottish people, they're really the only race with red hair...
Never been to Ireland then - lots and lots of read hair. Also what about the south sea island races with red hair. In any case the Scots are a lovely people who may eat too many chips and deep fried Mars Bars but they've got courage, style and a healthy disregard for authority.
- "Redheaded Step Child" ESC 03/17/00