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Old 17-04-2011, 21:25   #38
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Re: Dialect phrases to describe Hyndburn (Greater Accrington)

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod View Post
"it's no good standing there like cheese at fourpence" My grandma used to say it, not a clue where it came from.....
My mum still says it, if I'm acting a bit gormless.



You'd think the price should have gone up, as inflation rose.

Today cheese at fourpence wouldn't be there very long.
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