CRYPTIC 189

Bob

Is Bob your uncle?

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Nope. Charles, Lowell and Morgan.

"Bob's your uncle?"

?'This is a catchphrase which seemed to arise out of nowhere and yet has had a long period of fashion and is still going strong. It's known mainly in Britain and Commonwealth countries, and is really a kind of interjection. It's used to show how simple it is to do something: "You put the plug in here, press that switch, and Bob's your uncle!

No; I don't understand it!

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http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bob1.htm

This jibes with what I've heard.

In that case your answer is spot on

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I think that comes from target shooting.

I always thought it came from; Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady McBeth, plagued by guilt for her part in the killing of Duncan, utters the famous line "Out Damn Spot!"

Or, am I thinking of ?'Black Spot' from Long John Silver?

Black spot, cut from a Bible. A Bible! That's powerful.