mudgie49 401 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 'Wait 'til yer ship comes in', meaning your turn will come,for years I was convinced mine was the Titanic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Mine was just hard. with a bit of friend............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Me mam used tersay - Y'look like a cat dragged backuds! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Me mam used to say "Go to Beebyes" (sleep), but me mate's mam used to say "Go to Bobboes" (sleep). Our mam called horses 'bobboes' when we were young. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
btb11 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 "Get yer bleddy hair cut!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 "I've been up and dahn them stairs like a bleedin' lamplighter" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 To requests for me mam to do things would be met with the response "I'm not your slave, you know", or "What did your last slave die of". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Spelling in following? Me mam used to go "Up th'obbocks" I can't remember where that was. A place we used to go for a walk was "Up Jonahs". Land at the back of Sandfield Road in Arnold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 The Obbocks was/is at the top of Surgeys Lane, Arnold off Calverton Road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Braddy 160 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 'bobs ya uncle' never had a uncle bob? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks Stu - thought it was up that way somewhere but scared to commit myself <g> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or an 'aunt Fanny'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Yo look like a bleddy wumman! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 If I was upset Mam'd call me "Sulky-mug" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Gerraht frum under me feet will ya! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Re: Compo's Mum: "Yo look like a bleddy wumman"; not with whiskers surely? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 You obviously didn't come from down his way !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 'Things our parents used to say?' "Here's £10...go and fill the car up!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Too right Beefsteak! The wimmin on our street had sideburns fit for Englebert Humperdink! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 £10 to fill up the car! it was about 6/8 a gallon when I was first driving - that's £2/13/4 per 8 gallon tankful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 can remember when it was 4 shillings and something at The Star Garage New Basford, even then known to buy half a gallon for my 125 bantam when skint! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 My first car...5 gallons of Jet for a £1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Plus 1d per shot of Red-Ex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Do you reckon redex was a con? an "upper cylinder lubricant", don't think any of my bikes of the era or later cars needed such? not with piston slap, now a rebore yes! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I used to fill the cylinders with Redex and start the engine. It smoked like a factory chimney (Anyone remember them?) but it cleared out all the gubbins from the cylinders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.