Deepdene Boy

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  4. Sucky Bogger!

    in Nottingham Lingo

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    1 hour ago, katyjay said:

    I'm pretty sure when I was a kid, if someone was described as sucky, they had a gormless look about them, like their mouth hanging open. 

    Katyjay, that's the definition that I knew as a kid. When I lived in Clifton, I remember being with my Mum and passing a girl with just the look you describe and Mum saying: " She's a sucky looking so and so"

     

  12. North or South

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    Margie, I am proud to say that despite leaving Nottingham over 40 years ago, I still have my Nottingham accent, granted that it does become broader when either back "home" or speaking with relatives. Also when referring in local football here in Northants, I do get some funny looks when telling players to Gerronwithit, or when not giving them a free kick, telling them "There's nowt there".

     

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  13. North or South

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    Going by accents, I would agree that the south starts as you leave Leicestershire, into Northamptonshire. Market Harborough, Leics has a definite East Midlands flat vowel sound as in grass, path, bath etc. Yet just two miles south on the A508 you come to the village of Great Oxendon, Northants and its all long vowels (barth, parth etc)

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  17. Buses in Nottingham

    in Pete's Nottingham Transport Forum

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    Last PD2s were out of service in early 1976, But some continued to be used as trainers until 1979, when they were replaced by Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2s. The last AEC Regents Vs were withdrawn in the autumn of 1976. The last half cabs were the AEC Renowns which were withdrawn 40 years ago, almost to the day, in September 1977. Half cabs made a brief comeback with NCT, when following the fire at Parliament Street Depot in December 1977, two ex Midland General Bristol Lodekkas were hired from Trent.

  21. Nottm born & Nottm fled

    in Nottstalgia Trivia?

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    Born in the Firs, October 1965, lived in Broxtowe until September 1968, then moved to Clifton. Left Clifton, October 1977 and moved to Findern, Derbys. June 1980 moved to Brixworth, Northants. Now married and living in Northampton, two kids, eldest still at home, but daughter has just moved to Melton Mowbray, so the family is starting to drift back home.