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by Paula1990 on November 4th, 2010
There is no doubt that Iwnit is quite right. It came from the 60s Basil Brush show. Must be right my eldest sister told me and I believe everything she says ;)
Paula xx
by iwnit on October 11th, 2007
1) "apparently it was just some silliness conjured up by The Basil Brush Show, a British television program that started in the late 60s. From there, the Australians turned the original expression “don’t get your knickers in a twist” into “don’t get your knickers in a knot” "
Source:
http://www.theblog.ca/?p=43
2) "Try putting your knickers on very, very quickly - say you need to put them on before someone walks into the room you are in. That is probably how you'd twist them. You might even have to abandon your efforts and hide them in your pocket - not that I'm speaking from experience."
Source:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/26/messages/1268.html
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