A Conversation for Origins of Stains
Sutton & Cheam
the Chairmaker Started conversation Dec 19, 2002
This is DNAs take on stains (ignoring the ones on towels)
Sutton & cheam (nouns)
Sutton & cheam are the tow kinds of dirt into which all dirt is divided. 'sutton' is the dark sort that always gets onto light-coloured things, and 'cheam' is the light coloured sort that clings to dark items.
Anyone who has ever found Marmite stains on a dress shirt, or seagul goo on a dinner jacket (a) knows all about sutton and cheam and (b) is going to some very curious dinner parties.
Taken from 'The meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams & John Lloyd, 1983
Sutton & Cheam
Phrase Posted Dec 19, 2002
Quite possibly the derivation of "Stain" is from the mots "Stay" & "In", subjected to the forever popular human desire to speak quicker and quicker, becoming stain.
Sutton & Cheam
Mu Beta Posted Dec 28, 2002
Why would anyone want stains to stay in, though?
Anyone fans of Sutton, Cheam and other Liffs, might want to seek out my rapidly growing list at A846065
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