Things our parents used to say

[piggy and babs 544]

codswallop talking load of rubish

[katyjay 5,090]

If someone called in for a chat, mum would say 'take a pew' meaning sit down.

[fch782c 144]

Back in a minute, just going to turn my bike round

[katyjay 5,090]

I think we said, I'm just going to turn my bus around. We were obviously posher!

[LizzieM 9,507]

My great-aunt was even posher ........ she said she was going to check the plumbing

[Paulus 541]

"' e could fight a monkey in a dustbin & come out wi'out a scratch"

[Beefsteak 305]

Any body mention that one about Bills mothers ?

[carni 10,094]

Who's that then

[Paulus 541]

you mean............................bit black over Bill's mothers?........................................never heard of it!!

[Compo 10,328]

Don't "Gollop" your food. [don't gulp it down or rush it]

[carni 10,094]

If mam thought we were telling porkies she would say...if you are telling the truth you will be able to say this without laughing,

LOOK INTO MY EYES AND SAY........RICE PUDDING

SAGO PUDDING

AND ALL THE OTHER BLOOMING PUDDINGS

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT WITHOUT LAUGHING?

[fch782c 144]

yeah but we wo ruf anada aatside bog

[Compo 10,328]

We did anorl, ana tin baff.

[katyjay 5,090]

If I was going out, I'd say to mam, do I look alright? She'd say, you'll do, for the pit.

[fch782c 144]

on leaving the house I would say to my dad "where are you going" he would always answer "there and back to see how far it is "

[piggy and babs 544]

fall in horse poo and come out smelling of roses

[fch782c 144]

with my luck I'd fall in a barrell of rose water and come out smelling of horse muck

[Trevor S 2,003]

Clumsy clot

[carni 10,094]

When i was a moody teenager with hormones all over the place and thought i knew every thing (but nothing really)LOL and snappy cos I WANTED TO BE ALONE,my mum would come right up to my face and make a noise like a wasp or bee bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz,you can imagine how that really worked,Huh you always pick on me and stomp up to my room to sulk.Little Madam.

[piggy and babs 544]

with my luck I'd fall in a barrell of rose water and come out smelling of horse muck

me too but you have to carry on with a peg on your nose

[StephenFord 866]

Here's one from my grandad (who wasn't from Nottingham originally, but Burnley) : Anybody remember what a "gozunda" was ?

[piggy and babs 544]

yeh most of us had guzundas in them days cuz they guz una the bed.

couple of me dads hes all mouth and trousers or all wind and water

[piggy and babs 544]

or he cudnt knock skin ofa rice pudding

[katyjay 5,090]

She's all fur coat and no knickers.

[Pixie 162]

being from London she corrects our (me + the sister have awful nottingham accents) its not baf its Barth, glass is glarse, as is grarse.

its not belleh its tummy or stomach.

'tight as a ducks a**se'

'ill tell ya for why'

'more than they/he/she/i have had hot dinners'

if she could hear anyone eating they'd be 'chewin like a horse!'