"Red hat, no drawers."

[Jonathan Lighter]

I find more than two dozen exx. of this phrase (and "...no draws") on the Web and Usenet - all, I believe, from Britain and Ireland. The phrase is said to be at least fifty years old.

There are about three hits for the variant, "Red shoes, no drawers."

The former should not be confused with the Texas aphorism, "Big hat, no cattle."

JL


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