>>>>Terry,
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>>>>>I thought it was going to be hand-bags at dawn too.
>>>>
>>>>Was that ever a Monty Python skit? *g*
>>>
>>>Hey David
>>>
>>>Not sure. But it's a commonly used expression here. You're probably thinking of the The {something} Town Women's Guild Re-enactrment of the Battle of Britain, where they all laid into each other with hand-bags on a beach somewhere, getting covered in muddy sand. :-)
>>
>>Oh, I don't know, "Hell's Grannys" was the first thing that popped into my head.
>
>I think they used their walking sticks and anything to hand, and the sketch wasn't like a duel so to speak.

No, your' right, it wasn't. It's just the first thing that popped into my head when I saw David's reply.