This is possibly no longer appropriate given the state of the Palin offspring of the same name:
Bristol fashion
PRONUNCIATION:(BRIS-tl FASH-uhn)
MEANING:adjective: In good order.
ETYMOLOGY:We know the term is coined after Bristol, England, but we are not so certain why. Some believe the term alludes to the prosperity of the city from its flourishing shipping business. Others claim that the term arose as a result of the very high tidal range of the port of Bristol: at low tides ships moored here would go aground and if everything on the ship was not stowed away properly, chaos would result. The term is often used to describe boats and typically used in the phrase "shipshape and Bristol fashion".
Oh the sharp, shooting irony. Or is that the terror that they may fall for SP? *shudders*
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