Bob's your Uncle

[Daniel O'Hara]

Here's an (edited) post I sent privately a while back to one member of the
list. I didn't think it would be of general interest... It answers the
question about anachronism, anyway. Not that it matters.

>One thing which is fascinating me is the "Bob's your uncle" reference.
>The "Bob" in question is Robert Cecil, the late C19 British Prime
>Minister who appointed his own nephew, Arthur, as treasurer (or
>chancellor), thereby prompting the phrase, which comes to mean that you
>have no troubles owing to some fortunate intervention (and Robert Cecil
>had a terrible predilection for nepotism throughout his career, anyway.) 

Dan O'Hara