benjamin1945

I grew up on a council estate in the 50s and if we heard bad language from anyone they were considered real common,certainly it was'nt used by my parents except in very rare heated arguments.Dad was a 'railwayman' and i am sure at work he could hold his own. In his last few years he came to live with us and it was a very busy house with teenage children and at times i must admit some choice swearing took place.he had been with us about a fortnight when he Summoned me into the 'parlour' which was his room,and informed me that too much swearing went on in the house,i apologised and to

Always seems like they are swearing don't it,sort of harsh sounding,

When ?

*acking hell Firbeck'........LOL,...ive spent years in East and South London in fact had an office in Mitchum (surrey) and i tend to lump the Essex accent with those areas as well, i worked with some amazing 'Geezers' who swore all the time,and being the way i am had brilliant banter with em,and i did find em funny. I appreciate what you say about some of the unsavoury types,we get them everywhere don't we.

Was shipsides more or less next door to the 'Dog and Partridge' pub ?

#7 SOMEHOW Firbeck the Essex way of swearing does'nt sound so vulgar' for instance, they pronounce the 'f' word with an A' and the 'C' word, and i almost find it funny.

WORKED lincs alot Grimsby the place for swearing, where in lincs are you rog?

Don't get me wrong i can 'swear' with the rest of em' but i think theres a time and place for it, i worked all over the country and obviuosly heard folk swearing everywhere,however not as much as Nottingham,which i reckon must be the swearing capital of England. Am i alone in this ?

Brilliant david, espcially the comment 'England lost these countries and still loses to them'

You not a big fan of 'big yin' then bf?

There used to be a shop top of the hill Tibbles,bet my cat called in there as well lol,and another funny thing (ref my cat) and Tibbles shop,they had a local milk round.

NEAR the sports centre,Kilburn rd

That sounds like an ex wife as well compo'

One of mine does 'compo' bet they are friends ,

Yes smiffy' they should stop tinkering with old names and tradition,and bury people in the right places,...........anyway i don't see what currant biscuits' have owt to do with all this,.......

She probably does Andy, she was born in Derbyshire, and i have relatives in Belper.....

At the Forman st offices i remember men collecting a bundle of Football posts or news,then set off running in different directions shouting 'FOOTBALL' .i remember one in particular (and he was no spring chicken) used to run down Parliament st past Sneinton Market and onto sneinton dale,such was the popularity of the 'Football papers'

Yes late kick-offs,

Does anyone remember the little cafe at Carrington st.goods depot, van drivers and van-lads used it before setting off around the city to deliver parcels from Station st,...i recall having Tomatoes on toast and a cuppa for about 1/6,.........1960.

#1826.............i remember one of them at Victoria Station 1960, i was a 'van-lad at Midland station at the time, even remember the driver big fat chap.

Early 50s my 1st interest in football and i think the 'green un' was just a sheet produced with just the days results on it.

Think it was called just that, 'green un'

Nasty rumours going around, the City ground to be named,THE KUWAIT STADIUM' .........Foriegn owners,foriegn players, now this, at one time local clubs represented the local city/town,...........not any more!

Now, thats going too far pianoman.

any 'port' in a 'storm ' michael,