swee'pea99
Legendary Member
"Many a mickle maks a muckle."
Expressions your mum and dad used to use ...
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byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
Mam, when asked what was for tea/dinner/lunch/breakfast would reply.... 'Shite with sugar on'.
- Location
- London
someone please explain it for me.
- Location
- London
my gran used to say that.
made me wince as a kid.
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
“Shines like as hitter stick on a frosty morning”-very polished.
”Knock on one”- another, (cup of tea biscuit, etc).
”Knock on one”- another, (cup of tea biscuit, etc).
- Location
- London
hell's bells
always sounded kind of inviting.
always sounded kind of inviting.
- Location
- London
"you'll never guess who's dead".
one of parents on coming in from somewhere to other parent.
Comes from cioming from a smallish place I suppose.
Folk seemed to be dropping like flies when I was young - fortunately not immediate family.
one of parents on coming in from somewhere to other parent.
Comes from cioming from a smallish place I suppose.
Folk seemed to be dropping like flies when I was young - fortunately not immediate family.
Toshiba Boy
N+1er
- Location
- By the beach, West Zummerzet
You're going right round the Wrekin!
Localised version of "round the houses", i.e. going the long way to get somewhere / to something.
Localised version of "round the houses", i.e. going the long way to get somewhere / to something.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
See post #44.
Dear mr/mrs Biggs, could you please tell me where your son is?
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
May one refer one to #44 on this very thread. You're welcome.
- Location
- London
ta you and colin - must admit never noticed that posts were numbered until now.
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
Her other reply to the same question was.... 'A walk around the table.'
She had worked for the LNER from 1937ish to 1951 or so, so picked up some colourful phrases from the men she'd worked alongside.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
I had a female friend whose Father was the vicar at an inner city church in Manchester. His name was Reverend Back, we always thought he must have had some sense of humour to name his daughter Helen. (Helen Back).
She also did bell ringing in her spare time, so we used to refer to her as "Hell's Bells".
She was indeed very inviting, a gorgeous and smart lady.
Ma Bollo, being the disciplinarian of the house, used to be fond of "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about", which is the definition of a positive feedback loop! In fairness I don't ever remember receiving an actual slap.
Her other favourite was "I've got a bone to pick with you!" which had almost laxative effects. 😬
Her other favourite was "I've got a bone to pick with you!" which had almost laxative effects. 😬
