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This phrase was used as a way to stop people from responding with just the word, "So." If a person said something and another said, "So?", the first would respond, "Sew buttons on your underwear."
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Darren Dewell
While it is currently used (albeit rarely) as a response to someone using the word "so" to begin a response (usually when there's a pause) or use "so" as a transition word, just saying that it was developed from these situations does not qualify as an answer to the phrase's origin. I use it quite often because I don't like the word "so" beginning a sentence. Unfortunately, I picked up the phrase well over ten years ago and the source escapes me.
I say, "Sew buttons on your underwear, zippers are out of style." The other version I've seen online is, "Sew buttons on ice cream." Which makes even less sense.
I hope one day someone will find a great source for the origins of this phrase. While it's whimsical and doesn't make much sense presently, I'm sure it did at one time.
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Where did the saying Sew Buttons on a Bathtub originate and is there more to the saying?
It's something nonsensical that people say when posed with the question "So?" and can't think of a better answer.
How do you use sew and so in a sentence?
If it's okay with you, I will sow the fields while you sew the patches on my overalls. So you'll sew while I sow.
How do you pronounce sew?
The verb "sew" is pronounced the same as "so".
What does sewn mean?
sewn is past tense of sew and sew means join or enclose two or more things with needle and thread.
What is the adverb in this sentence Tameesha could sew quite well?
Adverbs modify verbs and other adverbs. In this sentence, there would be two adverbs: quite and well (well refers to how Tameesha can sew, and quite refers to how well she can sew.)
Is this how you spell sew?
Yes, as in to sew material or buttons.
How do you make jeans?
you like get some denim and sew buttons on and dye it and sew it together and stuff
Where did the phrase Sew a button on ice cream come from?
On the Norwood B. Gove website "littlegreenchildstories," there is a poem entitled "E WIGGLE," part of which states: “Our class has a new child called E Wiggle!” “So what?” “Sew buttons on your ice cream.” I see no indication of WHEN the poem was written, but the website is copyrighted in the year 2013.
What happens if you sew buttons into your eyes?
You would be a character on Coraline?
Why are spare buttons on dress shirts?
So if you loose one of the buttons you can sew a new matching one one.
Can you sew on buttons with the Brother SE-350 Compact Sewing machine?
Yes,it can do standard size buttons only though.
How do you sew buttons to fabric batting?
You don't sew buttons to fabric batting. Batting is intended to be used as filling between two pieces of fabric, usually to create a quilt. If you did sew a button to fabric batting the button would be able to be pulled right out due to the loose construction of the batting itself.
Can you handmake your own underwear?
Absolutely. If you know how to sew, you can make any type of clothes for yourself.
How do you make an underwear pouch?
To make an underwear pouch, you should first learn how to sew. From there, you can make the pouch as big or as small as you choose. You will want to obtain a pattern as well.
How can you sew with a girl?
Learn to sew and then ask a girl if you can sew together...
Why coraline is in danger?
The Other Mother wants to keep her forever, but she also wants to sew buttons in her eyes and eat her like the ghost kids.
How does one convert men's underwear to women's panties?
You don't really. The closest you'd probably be able to get is to sew the fly shut. The only way would be to take the underwear completely apart, cut a new pattern out of the existing material, then sew it together. It'd be easier, cheaper, and more sanitary to buy new ones at a dollar store or get new fabric and do it from scratch.
