Bobario
Veteran
Leasowe lah, same as you! I'm actually still living there.
The illogical and bizarre statements that people make
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Leasowe lah, same as you! I'm actually still living there.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
That's a Welsh thing. My mum would follow up with "not 'now in a minute' NOW!"
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
In a similar vein
Assistant, “I’ll be with you now” as she walks off to serve another customer 🙄
Assistant, “I’ll be with you now” as she walks off to serve another customer 🙄
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
I didn't say you shouldn't worry about me.
No, I am posh don't you know
. I was born in Seacombe, then Cherrytree Road Moreton, then New Brighton when we married. Then on to sunny Warrington.
I really wanted to reply to this, then I remembered the bloke down the pub that we referred to as 'Mr. it's quite funny actually' and so changed my mind.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
"been running around all morning, I'm going to meet myself coming back"
"My car's really good on fuel, it only takes £30 to fill it up"
That's just the size of the tank. If it did 3mpg it would still take £30 to fill it up.
"I've just ordered my new car!"
"What sort is it?"
"Red!"
"It's looking a bit black over Bills Mother's"
"Who's Bill, and where does his mother live?"
"I don't know, it's something my mum used to say"
"My car's really good on fuel, it only takes £30 to fill it up"
That's just the size of the tank. If it did 3mpg it would still take £30 to fill it up."I've just ordered my new car!"
"What sort is it?"
"Red!"
"It's looking a bit black over Bills Mother's"
"Who's Bill, and where does his mother live?"
"I don't know, it's something my mum used to say"
kingrollo
Guru
"It wouldn't cost you that much more to have a new one" - Said the salesman when I was looking at used car for £7k - against my better judgement I went along with it - you can probably guess what coming - the repayments on a new one were around £25 more - but when I pushed for total cost it came to £14k - So I said "Actually its double the price of the 2 year old one isn't it mate" - Tosser !!!! - I didn't buy either car
Kestevan
Last of the Summer Winos
- Location
- Holmfirth.
Years ago we were working in a place in Abergavenny, and the plant engineer was telling us about the time someone stole his bike from outside the workshop (imagine being said in typical comedy welsh accent).
"I came out, and there it was............ gone!"
Became something of a workplace catchphrase for quite a while.
"I came out, and there it was............ gone!"
Became something of a workplace catchphrase for quite a while.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Yes "I turned around and there it was...gone" is one of my favorite local sayings.
Others include the aforementioned "I'll be there now, in a minute", "I could have hit him sick" and every parents go to - "If you break both legs, don't come running to me"
Levo-Lon
Guru
Well you say that..but when I was outside working, the fine drizzle usually doesn't stop you working , so you do get very wet after a time. Plus you tend not to get a coat even though it would be useful..
Heavy rain..scraper for cover or put the full wets on
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
My other favorite is "You'll have someone's eye out with that"
This often made me ponder, why is the NHS spending so much money on instruments of ocular surgery, when a skipping rope or step ladder would suffice ?
This often made me ponder, why is the NHS spending so much money on instruments of ocular surgery, when a skipping rope or step ladder would suffice ?
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
It's not a phrase, but it's a way of saying something that my Mother in Law has, and it drives me mad... she tries to explain where something is, or to give directions, and it goes something like this...
"So that new shop... well you know if you're in town, at the square?"
Me: "Yeeesss...."
"So you go that way"... (she now gestures with her hands to somewhere at the other side of the living room).
"Then you take that road, not the one where Maude's usual bus takes you, the other one, you know, that road, then you go that way, past that shop. Then you turn there. (Gesturing again, in different directions).
Me: "I have no idea where you are Mum."
"THERE. You go THERE" (Gesturing increases in intensity as she gets frustrated that I can't magically see where she is now).
I can see what she's doing, she's mentally walking the route, and her brain oddly assumes that I can see it too.
If she told me her actual starting point, and most importantly the direction she is mentally setting off in, I might have a chance. But this is all crystal clear in her head, and she doesn't see how I can't see what she sees.
"So that new shop... well you know if you're in town, at the square?"
Me: "Yeeesss...."
"So you go that way"... (she now gestures with her hands to somewhere at the other side of the living room).
"Then you take that road, not the one where Maude's usual bus takes you, the other one, you know, that road, then you go that way, past that shop. Then you turn there. (Gesturing again, in different directions).
Me: "I have no idea where you are Mum."
"THERE. You go THERE" (Gesturing increases in intensity as she gets frustrated that I can't magically see where she is now).
I can see what she's doing, she's mentally walking the route, and her brain oddly assumes that I can see it too.
If she told me her actual starting point, and most importantly the direction she is mentally setting off in, I might have a chance. But this is all crystal clear in her head, and she doesn't see how I can't see what she sees.
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