fools and horses-"april"

[sipukka]

in the episode with the card game (where delboy had a pair of aces-and another pair of aces), del came out with the statement"my old april was going like a goodun". after loads of research, and being a londoner myself, there is no reference to it. somebody must know what my old april means.....please help. thanks

[Postdog]

It's gotta be something that rhymes with heart, and - also being Londoner - I I have heard of "April Tart" which does, but what the origin is I don't know.

[Postdog]

or then again - having just looked this up - it may be this. Go down the page to April In Paris.

http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/cockney/letter/A.aspx

[spaced]

sipukka, I have the whole collection of only fools and horses and I must admit, being born and bred a londoner, i have always wondered what he meant by that.

[Big A.T]

If my interpretation is correct it's a little rude for Answerbank. April as in April Shower cockney rhyming slang for flower.

Think of what becomes loose, bottom wise ,when you worry or are frightened!

[bigdog]

classic episone. april tart is cocney slang for heart

[lolcreed]

April in Paris = aris. Aristotle = Bottle. Finally Bottle & Glass = ***. That us the correct answer.

[bobbinwales]

A think the correct answer was the one given 14 year's ago lolcred. Translated to My heart was going like a goodun. Its nothing to do with Aristotle here