Me Mother/Father Always said

[ANNE]

If my underskirt was showing the saying was " It's snowing down south "
Little pigs ev big ears, i'll skelp thi lug oils fer thi if tha carries on.
When asking what was for tea it was always air butties and cloud pie.

[grannyclaret]

Originally Posted by Sara

Used to get told by my mum 'I don't boil my cabbages twice', meaning i've told you once i'm not telling you again.

oh yes i got told that too...

[maxwell silver]

Iremember my gran would often say 'your up & down like cheese at fourp'nce'.And the one that gets passed down thru generations...'do as i say,not as i do'.

[jedimaster]

Originally Posted by maxwell silver

Iremember my gran would often say 'your up & down like cheese at fourp'nce'.And the one that gets passed down thru generations...'do as i say,not as i do'.

now i was always told "don't stand there like cheese at fourpence"

[mrskitty]

This isn't nice but my stepdad used to call me and my 3 brothers 'sh1tfer'.....when we asked why he told us that it was 'sh1tfer brains'!!!i forgot all about this until i caught Jack doing something naughty and said 'what ya doin sh1tfer'?I couldn't believe i said it!

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by jedimaster

now i was always told "don't stand there like cheese at fourpence"

In our house it was tripe at fourpence.

[jedimaster]

another one was "throw thee sod where thee love lies"

meaning begger off

[cashman]

where are you Gallivanting off too,was another often said.

[Sara]

Where you born in a field, meaning shut the door.

[AccyMad]

My dad was full of em - pne of his favourites when waking me up for school on a Friday was 'Friday, Friday - keep your nose tidy'. Still don't really know what that one meant bless im

[WillowTheWhisp]

Oh I'd forgotten that. My Dad used to say that too and I never queried it at the time.

[ANNE]

Oh, I got that one " Do has I say not as I do "
Another was, Wert tha born in a barn?