FLY2 10,108 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Mum sounds better, but then I'm just a snob at heart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 It just sounds so...... Well, working class, and I don't mean that in a nasty, condescending or patronising way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 My mam was always mam & Mrs Catfan's mam is still adressed as Mam !..............always will be too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Eileen,........if i 'd said Homogenisation to ME MAM,.........I 'd have got a bat round me Tab.........she was so working class.....thank the Lord.......lol. Let alone what 'Pater' would have made of it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Sounds like a group of Oddfellows to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 When I was a kid in the Medders, we all had Mams, except one goody-two-shoes who had a Mummy. I still call her Mam today, sometimes Mother when she's winding me up. She should be called Mam though, she expects to be treated like the bleddy Queen! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Yup it was always "Mam" or "our Mam." I've heard some kids say "Mom" that does not sound right.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 When I was a kid in the Medders, we all had Mams, except one goody-two-shoes who had a Mummy. I still call her Mam today, sometimes Mother when she's winding me up. She should be called Mam though, she expects to be treated like the bleddy Queen! Yes quite right TBI,.............Bunch of 'Mummys boys............lol.' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Oh, we must have been posh then ........ I called my parents Mummy and Daddy til I was a teenager, then they were Mum and Dad. Occasionally, in recent years, I called my Dad 'Daddy' which made him so happy, I think it reminded him of happy times when I was small. My Mum was brought up in the Medders and she did used to say 'our Mam' when referring to her own mother. My Dad grew up in Lenton and his family were a little posher, his Mum was 'Mother'. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Yes you were posh Lizzie,...........but seriously its what ever you were happy with,...........when she was small my Daughter called me 'DA' Which i found lovely and now when she's happy she refers to me as Daddy,.............my Grandson refers to Donna as 'Bim' which is really nice,don't know where he got it from, 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 'Maw (Mammy when very young)' and 'Paw'. Scottish upbringing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I always used the term 'Mam' as I was growing up but somewhere along the line it changed to 'Mum' as I got older. I would give anything to sit with her again and call her either of them. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Mother with me,the kids?- I'm Daddy..she's Mum..or Ma when they are being sarcy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 When did you last see a wagon with tarpaulin sheets & ropes covering the load ? Like this one. Roping & sheeting was an art to get right, I was fortunate to be taught by an old timer. Not an easy task. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I've never seen one down the throat of a tram, catfan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Until now ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 ROAD UP,signs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 It was a skill I never lost touch of Catfan. Wish I were still doing it today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Mobile shop ............. seen one on Denewood Crescent today Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 #3249 Not seen a truck with a tram embedded in it for a long time either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Tonka toys? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Round lollies that are two pastel colours. On Christmas day we watched some of "Call the Midwife" and they were giving them out to children on a bus. Memories! When you licked the lolly the colour went darker. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Those lamps & shades on a pub bar,that had Bass and Carling designs on them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 #3254. He must be a brave soul to drive one of them down there. It was rough when I left Denewood 50 years ago ! Moving to the old St Anns was like mixing with royalty after that lot ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I knew about that place when I fostered children so I can understand your post, catfan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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