Hey You! Stop Fannying About

Buying a home here could turn out a fan-tastic investment.

Fanny Hands Lane in Ludford, Lincolnshire, England leads through a small settlement to common ground and farmers’ fields. Before you become excited about the prospects, there could be more to this than a cute pair of buttocks. In England, ‘fannying about’ means wasting time, or doing something that has no useful purpose whatsoever.

Buying a home here could turn out a fan-tastic investment because most folk don’t like the address and some house prices are a third lower. Be warned: you may need a satnav to find your way home after dark. That’s because we heard rumors of students fannying about and nicking street signs at night.