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cecil39 | 16:15 Sun 16th Dec 2012 | Phrases & Sayings
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why do folks say they "need a wee fit to break their neck" I have always puzzled over this, is it just a local (Norfolk) saying?

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Never heard of that one ( West Midlands ).
Never heard it said in Somerset either.
a new one on me
Never heard that
not heard this one in westhoughton
... nor in the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire.
I've heard "breaking my neck for a pee" many times Cecil. Not quite the same though.
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must be a local saying then, although the builders one is similar, just wondered.
It's on the Urban Dictionary, but I've never heard anyone say this.
I've not heard of it in Norfolk before. But I have heard of "I'm Penny Bustin" after the girl who used to read the BBC local news.
Comes from the time of public execution when hanging victims lost control of bodily functions.

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