Things our parents used to say

[Beefsteak 305]

( It's a bit black over bills mothers )

[StephenFord 866]

Why are you whispering Mr Beefsteak, sir?

[carni 10,094]

It will All End in Tears you mark my words!

[carni 10,094]

just remembered this one..............If some one was swinging the lead, on the fiddle, it was said that

A BIT OF JIGGERY POKERY IS GOING ON HERE.

[Gem 1,430]

Here are two I remember - don't come running to me when you fall and break your leg.

stop crying or I will give you something to cry about.

Funny that as I can never remember getting smacked.

[Merthyr Imp 729]

'Do that again and you'll get what for!'

And something my father used to irritate me with, was when I was feeling aggrieved about something and said; 'It's not fair!', he would come out with: 'Well, it's not raining'.

[katyjay 5,090]

If I said 'it's not fair', I'd get 'It's not wakes either'

[StephenFord 866]

Apparently when my mum was young, and she or her sister or brother were misbehaving, my gran would ask who was the culprit. If there were mutual recriminations "It wasn't me" "well it wasn't me either" etc. she would clout all three, remarking "I know I've got the right one now!"

An another - if I said "I don't care..." dad would reply "Don't care was made to care - don't care was hung - don't care was put in a pot and stewed until he was done."

[carni 10,094]

One Mam and Dad would use, and i use my self if some one is acting up is

You'l get your comeupence one day

[Beefsteak 305]

And something my father used to irritate me with, was when I was feeling aggrieved about something and said; 'It's not fair!', he would come out with: 'Well, it's not raining'.

If I said 'it's not fair', I'd get 'It's not wakes either'

We always got the reply

"Well it will be in October"

[carni 10,094]

Here's some more, 1 and 2 about the way we were dressed

1 All done up like a dogs dinner

2 you look like some thing the cat brought home

You can sit and sulk till the cows come home,but you'r still not going out tonight.............................But Mam

[poohbear 1,360]

“It looks a bit black over Bill’s Mothers”.

Posted on January 14, 2013 by nottinghamhiddenhistoryteam

The origin of the saying: “It looks a bit black over Bill’s mothers”.

Many years ago a farm by the side of the river Trent in Nottingham (near Clifton Bridge) was owned by a royal named George who at that time was Prince of Wales (don’t know which one).

The farm is still called Prince of Wales farm, although there is
no record that he stayed there his Mother did, for odd days over a
period of time, and it was after one of these visits that the saying
originated.

At a local Inn (now rebuild near the spot) named the Cremorne
(close by the “Half Penny Bridge” to Wilford), a group of Miners, who
after doing the early shift had gone to the Cremorne for drink.

As they were coming out one pointed towards Clifton and
jokingly commented that “due to they grey nature of the clouds in
that area of the sky it looks as if someone may be in for some
inclement Weather.

Another in there party realising that his Mate had tried to
make a Posh statement, modified the long winded statement to make
it more down to earth, and said that:

“It looks a bit black over Bill’s mothers”

William’s are often called Bill in Nottingham.

Over the years Nottinghamshire historian Paul Nix had done a lot of slide show talks on Old Nottingham, many to OAP groups (Old Age Pensioners) and at
retirement homes and had this story confirmed many times
with only slight differences.

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

Of the way you dressed mum would say

"you look like you've been dragged through an hedge backards'

[carni 10,094]

If we did anything that pleased Mam she would say

Thank you ,I'l buy you an orange at Christmas

[Beefsteak 305]

But if he was a royal called George why did they say it was black over Bills Mothers not Georges??

[alisoncc 379]

a local Inn (now rebuild near the spot) named the Cremorne

(close by the “Half Penny Bridge” to Wilford), ay be in for some

T'weren't Half penny Bridge. Were 'ape-ny bridge, Next up was Speni.

Used to walk across 'ape-ny bridge regular.Then up far bank, across a small stream to watch them building the very first Clifton Bridge.

[katyjay 5,090]

If mam was doing something and I didn't know what she was up to, I'd say, what are you doing? and she'd say 'I'm fiddling while Rome burns'.

[Compo 10,328]

If a girl/woman was unavailable/missing/not where they were expected " She's run off wi a black man"

[Compo 10,328]

IABBOBM

[Paulus 541]

Gubbins..............................

[Compo 10,328]

I still use that term regularly.

[Compo 10,328]

If I didn't prticularly want to do something my mother my mother asked of me, she would say "There's no force put" Meaning don't do it then.

[carni 10,094]

Compo

You just reminded me of when mum asked any of us to do anything,the usual cry would be aaaah mum cant you ask so and so,her very loud reply was

Don't Bother, I Don't want anyone to do any thing for me who doesn't want to.

OK mum

[Sheridan 7]

Terrible I know but Mam in the early 60's referred to anything that was a dark brown colour as being N****R Brown

[Sheridan 7]

Another one for anything that was obvious was "Yes well that sticks out like Chapel Hat Pegs"