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Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee
My mom has been kinda losing her mind (she's 78). I've copied many of the Lancashire sayings to see if they jog her memory. Thanks!
Brian
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That is a lovely thought Brian, sure some of her memory cells will be jogged by these. Glad everybody could help here.
Not sure if we have had 'gormless': clueless, dim-witted. Just read an explanation and comes from 'gome' , circa AD1200 for 'to take heed' Amazing.
Was amused at the explanation of 'scrubber' :analogy is to animals that inhabit scrub ... hmmm. I never been in the scrub .. too cold, so everybody wrong about me then
(don't mention this to yer mom though.. might be offended)
'begger this for a bunch 'o soldiers' seems one vowel had been changed in the first word, but better than swearing I suppose.