[aalaan]

Hi there!

Most interesting.

"Shauna Kelly" wrote in message
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Hi aalaan

Plausible, but not undoubtedly true.

My favourite book on such matters (Partridge's Dictionary of Slang and
Unconventional English -- albeit a very old edition) acknowledges the
Buckley & Nunn option, but prefers the idea that the original Buckley was
William Buckley, a convict who ran away from Port Phillip and lived for
decades with Aboriginal people before finally returning to Melbourne.
Partridge says that "Buckley's chance" may have been a popular expression
since soon after Buckley's death in 1856.

Maybe the expression "Buckley's chance" derives from William Buckley; but
the expansion ("you have two chances: Buckley's and none") comes from the
shop. (For what it's worth I frequently walk past the building that housed
Buckley & Nunn).

Shauna

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"aalaan" wrote in message
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Sounds entirely plausible. Lovely morning here on the East Coast of Aust.

"jils" wrote in message
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TF wrote:
Definitely. That's an expression I've not heard (not even from
Neighbours!). We would say 'fat chance' if being polite.

Terry

It's aussie rhyming slang. There used to be a department store in
Melbourne, called Buckley & Nunn. I believe therein lies its origins.
Other people have other theories. That's my opinion, if you don't like
it I have others