Karlton 582 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 come here or i'll give yer summat ter come here for Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 "You know what thought did?" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Saints preserve us Cor lumee Nothing for nosies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I always puzzled over it as I DIDN'T know what thought did..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 You don't want to Ann..............lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beduth 202 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 When the room was full of people Dad would say 'You kids can sit on the dog shelf'. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 'You're a right scunner'. You might not hear that one in Nottingham though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 You know what thought did? Follered a dustcart and thought it were a weddin' 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 And then 'E only thought 'E did! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barrettkeller 79 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Contrasts: My mother was evacuated to Huknall from the East End during WW2. Subsequently, some London sayings often emerged: If things became grubby - face, hands, clothing - Mum would want them washed immediately because they were, 'as black as Newgate's knocker.' If the skies became darker (in Hucknall, 'tonnin' to rain') it was, 'a bit black over Bill's mother's'. An expression of surprise (Hucknall: 'well, I'll goo ter arr 'ouse!' or, 'I'll goo t't'foot of arr stairs.') was, 'Well, carry me in!' and when playing a game, a request for a break, or temporary immunity was, 'Fay Nights' (Hucknall: 'crosses'). If questions regarding someone's whereabouts were considered impertinent or downright nosey, Mum would respond that the person in question was, 'Up in Annie's room behind the clock.' 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Whenever I came up with what I assumed was something sensible, dad would reply " Don't talk wet" . Why didn't he understand that at 18, I knew everything! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 18 you were a bit late FLY2 I knew it all at sixteen I got called "Fruit Salts"(ENO'S) by my father. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 when playing a game, a request for a break, or temporary immunity was, 'Fay Nights' (Hucknall: 'crosses'). Interesting - that would have been 'fainites'. I vaguely remember reading it in comics or childrens' stories years ago and working out what it meant from the context. Apparently it's (or was) in common use among children in London and the South East, so that fits in. Said to have originated in Old French or English (or both). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 If you had a quick wash, that didn't make much difference, mam used to say it was a cat-lick. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 If you had a quick wash, that didn't make much difference, mam used to say it was a cat-lick. Mine used to say it was a lick and a promise. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 My paternal grand mother said I always washed but I dried a mucky colour. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 You've not wased behind your ears you could grow spuds in them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 If you weren't sitting up straight on the settee you would be slorming. Not a parental saying, but if we wanted to impress on someone that we were telling the truth, we would say 'it's jonuk'. Where did that come from? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EileenH 496 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 To say 'Calm down.' Dad would often say 'Steady the buffs.' I once asked him what this meant and he just laughed. Was it rude or did he just not know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 #1944 - Never heard that one Chulla, how about: "You'll get square eyes if you sit in front of t'telly any more!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 I remember in another thread our discussion about "Orming" and thought perhaps it was a regional expression. I was a great "Ormer" in my teenage days, and sometimes still enjoy an occasional "Orm". Is there a difference in "Slorming and Orming"? Or is "Orming" slang for "Slorming"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Come to think of it, carnie, mam probably did say 'orming', not 'slorming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Dunderhead, is a name tag I often earned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Now this is a strange one.My grandad used to say someone smelled like a pummad(not sure of spelling)if they had an unusual smell.,I have never heard anyone else say this . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Re #1950, a family saying for something which smelled rank was "it stinks like a fummad" so very similar to yours Cranky. I also have absolutely no idea from where the phrase originates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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