tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post5757623507792847033..comments2023-10-03T08:36:22.795+01:00Comments on Words, words, words (and phrases): Grow'd like TopsyScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-5150232124744733112016-07-27T06:16:26.280+01:002016-07-27T06:16:26.280+01:00A favorite expression of Milton FriedmanA favorite expression of Milton FriedmanJoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212724529861426831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-24412763719250546152015-09-21T06:07:56.823+01:002015-09-21T06:07:56.823+01:00so pleased to fill in a gap for you.so pleased to fill in a gap for you.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-10144756033174233492015-08-20T07:08:26.497+01:002015-08-20T07:08:26.497+01:00In a letter dated May 2nd, 1924 between two of my ...In a letter dated May 2nd, 1924 between two of my ancestors it reads:" Away so long from America, I've no idea where any of us were born. Feel we just "growed" like Topsy..."<br />I am so grateful to see this website and be able to interrpret the letter's meaning. <br />Thank you.mammafaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09762749939243483886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-31325649072732060412015-07-07T18:51:56.185+01:002015-07-07T18:51:56.185+01:00I use that phrase ALL THE TIME and was very aware ...I use that phrase ALL THE TIME and was very aware of it's origins; it's nice of you to share your knowledge with others as to where it came from. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is one of those books that few people of adult age have actually read but "think they know all about it", which they rarely do. It certainly be required reading of all adults! Between this book and "To Kill A Mockingbird", I've read them both at least 10 times; classics never wear out their welcome. <3<br /><br />I'm a landscaper so that is the reason why I use this phrase, in a positive manner, all the time. With the record amount of rain that we've been having in Chicago, ALL the gardens we care for "grow'd like Topsy." :DCahowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099858565760136710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-52265981958150671992014-11-17T18:54:49.004+00:002014-11-17T18:54:49.004+00:00I knew it meant that something had grown LARGE but...I knew it meant that something had grown LARGE but did not know that something grew without direction. Thanks!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238761983242290670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-86961781007476557432014-01-04T16:19:37.015+00:002014-01-04T16:19:37.015+00:00Glad to be of help!Glad to be of help!Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-7261571715622411722014-01-03T20:32:16.605+00:002014-01-03T20:32:16.605+00:00I had never heard the phrase until this past Sunda...I had never heard the phrase until this past Sunday on Fox News Sunday when Chris Wallace was interviewing Britt Hume, Chief Political Analyst for Fox News. When Britt used the phrase in reference to the growth of the government of the USA under the current administration, it caught my ear. I Googled and found your blog. Thanks!marshstatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345709862100649471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-6648134166288751692013-01-08T03:12:59.675+00:002013-01-08T03:12:59.675+00:00agreed Sian! My Father just used the phrase, so I ...agreed Sian! My Father just used the phrase, so I was pleased to find it here and I knew what he was implying!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825481898725910543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-22888024923776767892013-01-02T08:50:43.037+00:002013-01-02T08:50:43.037+00:00I am glad that somebody has traced the origin of &...I am glad that somebody has traced the origin of "grew like Topsy". There's nothing like knowing the<br />origin and proper meaning of the phrases one hears.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-11623217954318043462011-04-08T10:29:28.962+01:002011-04-08T10:29:28.962+01:00Hope you don't mind but I referenced your blog...Hope you don't mind but I referenced your blog on my blog:<br />http://iandrewmartin.com/.<br /><br />Just seemed fitting for the piece I wrote today.<br /><br />Andrew Martin<br />Old IT GuyAndrew @Andrew'sTrainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553736396256873718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-661565126227606322009-08-18T12:11:14.879+01:002009-08-18T12:11:14.879+01:00No. Surely not a reference to bureaucracies. The...No. Surely not a reference to bureaucracies. The Topsy connotations are far to nice and comfy to refer to the horrors of big organisations.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-17718501606446141862009-08-18T11:22:58.589+01:002009-08-18T11:22:58.589+01:00Never heard the expression, and if I had, I probab...Never heard the expression, and if I had, I probably wouldn't have made the connection. But I read the book not too long ago (last year or the year before). One of those books that had been on my "classics-to-read-some-time" list for three decades or so, before I finally got round to. <br /><br />I enjoy this word-blog of yours... Like you I often get curious about the origin of words and phrases!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956409908791716009noreply@blogger.com