Re: Dialect phrases to describe Hyndburn (Greater Accrington)
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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod
"it's no good standing there like cheese at fourpence" My grandma used to say it, not a clue where it came from..... 
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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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