Home James

[Palustris]

Wife said this to me today as we left a N.T property
"Home James and don't spare the horses". Neither of us could place the origin of this. Anyone?

[Mamyalynne]

Some info here

http://www.wisegeek.org/where-does-the-phrase-home-james-originate.htm

[:pagan:]

[Hopkirk]

I feel sorry for the horses

[Old_Geezer]

Well, you wouldn't want to be the spare horse.

[roopower]

That takes me back! It was one of my mother's many sayings together with "Is there enough blue sky to make a Dutchman a pair of trousers?"

[Palustris]

Thanks. I always thought it came from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. One lives and learns.
And a Blue sky was enough to make a sailor some trousers.