Things our parents used to say


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Hello

fond memories of me mam.

She was from Ilson ( Ilkeston) and there was a couple of things that come to mind.

'ya munna goo neer im , is a bit funny' ( you must not go near him he is a bit funny, and she would say it in a half whisper)

No I dunna ( no I do not know)

shis a nice gel ( she's a a nice girl)

you can take the gel out of Ilson but you cant take the Ilson out the gel

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My dad inlaw would say "its lookin a bit black over bills mothers" meaning it looks like rain

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Has anybody mentioned "It's a bit black over Bills mothers" meaning 'it's going to rain?

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"Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit" - at least, according to Oscar Wilde, but often quoted by my mother.

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"Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit" - at least, according to Oscar Wilde, but often quoted by my mother.

It's still bloody funny though !

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First time I heard that was said by my first serious girlfriend, and I wondered who this Bill was! if you're on here Julie get in touch,sorry about 2 timing you, (if not then what about you Margaret? are you on here?)

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"Ya sloppy date" and " You're a right slop pot" were two of my Mums when we wanted a kiss and cuddle as kids.

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Sorry if this has gone before.

You daft ayputh, was one of Dads favorites.

It don't matter if it's been done before, most of us can't remember what happened yesterday......................only what 'appened fifty years back............ :)

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have just found this site and have heard many of these sayings, some of the things my mum used to say was, go to foot of our stairs, look what the winds blew in,put wood in hole,looks like his trousers have fell out with his shoes, yove got face like an 8 day clock, if she ever saw anyone with buck teeth she would say they were hanging their teeth out to dry, but the one i never understood and still dont is if u had a bad cold you need your chest rubbing with a blue brick! has any one eles heard this?

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Welcome Sheila !

Not heard the one about rubbing your chest with a blue brick but it sort of makes sense . Weren't blue bricks the water-proof layer of bricks at the base of a building ?

So the joke was it would keep the damp off your chest ? Well its a theory .

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My dad would often say this if he were asked where he was going, and I've not heard it for a while

but did anyone actually "go to see a man about a dog"?

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