A load of old cobblers

[4] The term "load of old cobblers" and similar variants only gained wide currency from the 1960s, for instance in British sitcoms such as Steptoe and Son (1962–74) which featured two rag-and-bone men based in west London.

[5] It has also been exported to Australia and other countries to which the British have migrated[6] and according to Collins became popular with the tabloid press.

[7] In 2016, Sir James Dyson said that concerns that Britain's international trade would be damaged by Brexit were "absolute cobblers".

"[9] In February 2019, The Times used it in a comparison of beauty products, saying "Whether or not you think crystals are a load of old cobblers, I guarantee you'll fall hook line and sinker ..."[10] It has also been used as a pun in a headline after builders covered cobbles with asphalt.

[11] In the TV series Yes Minister, the term was used in the episode "Equal Opportunities" where the characters are describing what code to use on a letter - "CGSM.