Well it is Silly Saturday…

But the idea that our one time Guernsey resident Ollie Reed was a pacifist is the silliest thing I’ve heard for a long time. He was rarely peaceful in The Jam;-)

The Jamaica Inn is one of the Guernsey pubs that Oliver Reed frequented.

I’ve chosen ‘all mouth and trousers’ as my saying today. The mouth bit certainly applied to Ollie but I think fists came into his behaviour at times as did the trousers, meaning sexual bravado but not exactly the way it is interpreted in the normal usage of the phrase. But then we can interpret things as we choose and say it’s the Guernsey way; especially on Silly Saturday!

What is the origin of the phrase all mouth and trousers?
Wiktionary offers the following etymology: "mouth, meaning 'insolence' or 'an insolent person' and trousers, meaning 'a pushy sexual bravado'. The phrase originated in northern England." The definition is "superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance"