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Re: Rugby and Oxford


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Posted by Mike Dennis on April 15, 2015 at 00:57:51 user MTD.

In Reply to: Re: Rugby and Oxford posted by Ed Kiser on April 14, 2015 at 09:27:37:

Excellent research as usual Ed, but I'm fairly sure the phrase was (is?) in common usage regardless of an Oxford connection. My family used it and they were solid Cambridge supporters, hence my delight at Captain Flint's comment at Oxford only being good for marmalade!


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