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A podcast about idioms, featuring various Mancunians with a general disdain for everything outside of Manchester.... more
FAQs about Money for Old Rope:How many episodes does Money for Old Rope have?The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.
November 16, 2017Bob’s Money SkullIdioms:1. Pay through the nose2. Hanging by a thread3. Bob’s your uncleLinks:TramadolBrains removed in Egypt(?)Canopic jarStrawberry lacesJackassFight out of a paper bagIgnaz Semmelweis (Washing hands)Fastest surgeryNHS MaggotsBlue bottle flyClover mitesKoumpounophobiaTantalusSisyphusPrometheusMessages in movies and tvWhere’s tha’ bin?Robert Louis StevensonRobert WalpoleHistorical rankings of Prime Ministers of the United KingdomRobert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of SalisburyArthur BalfourThe TroublesVictoriaRupert MurdochMedia and contact:Our TwitterOur InstagramDeborah’s InstagramDeborah’s TwitterSam’s TwitterBen’s TwitterTerence’s TwitterTerence’s InstagramTerence’s WebsiteEmail...more1h 3minPlay
November 09, 2017Curling HooliganismIdioms:1. Buy the farm2. Throwing smoke3. Hell in a handbasket4. I’ll eat my hatLinks:Paradise PapersPaddy fieldLogan’s RunPirate body worthUniverse rubber band theory (Big Crunch)Spreading incense in churchesMario TennisSuper Mario StrikersMortal KombatRed Card FootballThrowing smoke pictureHyperloopVirgin Hyperloop OneElon MuskColonel MustardMedia and contact:Our TwitterOur InstagramDeborah’s InstagramDeborah’s TwitterSam’s TwitterBen’s TwitterTerence’s TwitterTerence’s InstagramTerence’s WebsiteEmail...more55minPlay
November 02, 2017Sentimental Carex BottlesIdioms:1. Know your onions2. To a tee/tea/t3. Rest on one’s laurelsLinks:Batman: The Brave and the BoldAquamanC. T. OnionsOEDChanging names in UKLondon Underground mapCarexHistory of golfColour television inventorInception noiseCurling tee lineBackronymsTittleWhere’s Wally?Laurel and HardyThe god ApolloNobel laureateAlfred NobelTo Kill a MockingbirdKilling in the Name – Christmas Number OneThe Book of MormonTrey Parker at Tony AwardsMedia and contact:Our TwitterOur InstagramDeborah’s InstagramDeborah’s TwitterSam’s TwitterBen’s TwitterTerence’s TwitterTerence’s InstagramTerence’s WebsiteEmail...more41minPlay
October 25, 2017Taxidermy Build-a-bearIdioms:1. Too many cooks spoil the broth2. Curry favour3. Eating your own dog food4. Come a cropperLinks:Espresso Martini (Drink Responsibly)UbermanBig TrainThe Mythical Man-MonthJar Jar Binks is SnokeMethuselahElizabeth IDaniel Craig in Star WarsManchester Curry MileThe British EmpireBrexitFauvel the HorseThe League of GentlemenGet Him to the GreekRyanairPound Coin RemovalPenny-farthingMedia and contact:Our TwitterOur InstagramDeborah’s InstagramDeborah’s TwitterSam’s TwitterBen’s TwitterTerence’s TwitterTerence’s InstagramTerence’s WebsiteEmail...more47minPlay
October 19, 2017Drinking Pig’s EarsIdioms:1. On tenterhooks2. Make a pig’s ear of (something)3. Throw a spanner in the worksLinks:Our TwitterOur InstagramDeborah’s InstagramDeborah’s TwitterSam’s TwitterBen’s TwitterTerence’s TwitterTerence’s InstagramTerence’s WebsiteEmail...more36minPlay
October 12, 2017Hedgehogs with HammersIdioms:1. Penny for your thoughts2. Thick as thieves3. Letting the cat out of the bagLinks:Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldOur TwitterOur InstagramDeborah’s InstagramDeborah’s TwitterSam’s TwitterBen’s TwitterTerence’s TwitterTerence’s InstagramTerence’s Website...more48minPlay
October 05, 2017Lovecraftian Guinea PigsIdioms:1. Swear down2. A cut above the rest3. Not a sausageLinks:LovecraftOur TwitterOur InstagramDeborah’s InstagramDeborah’s TwitterSam’s TwitterBen’s TwitterTerence’s TwitterTerence’s InstagramTerence’s Website...more49minPlay
September 27, 2017Smug Banana GuardsIdioms:1. To rob Peter to pay Paul2. The real McCoy3. Storm in a teacup4. A hot potatoLinks:Deborah SimmsReal Tomacco PlantInstagram Smug FaceOur TwitterOur InstagramDeborah’s InstagramDeborah’s TwitterSam’s TwitterBen’s Twitter...more1hPlay
September 21, 2017Fly Fishing in Eye JuiceIdioms:1. Can of worms2. The whole nine yards3. To put your nose out of joint...more55minPlay
September 13, 2017Waving at BusesIdioms:1. Tickle your fancy2. To send someone to Coventry3. Hell for leather...more44minPlay
FAQs about Money for Old Rope:How many episodes does Money for Old Rope have?The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.