Accrington Web
Page 25 of 49 « First 15161718192021222324 25 26272829303132333435 Last »
Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page

Accrington Web (https://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/index.php)
-   Questions and Answers (https://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f66/)
-   -   Old local expressions (https://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f66/old-local-expressions-58800.html)

garinda 09-09-2011 19:19
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by garinda (Post 932321)
I prefered the company of older relatives as a child, many of whom were born in the nineteenth century, all of whom spoke broad Lanky.

Much more interesting talking to them, than chattering about Andy Pandy with my contemporaries.

:D

Was thinking about something similar yesterday, when researching something else.

A relative I was close to as a child was born in 1885.

All her grandparents, who she used to tell me tales about, were born in Ossy, but who were in reality born Georgians. Their grandparents were born in the 1700's.

Made time scales seem quite small.

Margaret Pilkington 09-09-2011 21:08
Re: Old local expressions
 
Weak tea - water bewitched and tea begrudged...also known as Ambulance tea.....takes two men and a stretcher to get it up the spout(NO.....not that'up the spout').

So Retlaw, did you ever hear of something that lacked flavour being called 'walla'?

Retlaw 09-09-2011 22:30
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 932358)
Weak tea - water bewitched and tea begrudged...also known as Ambulance tea.....takes two men and a stretcher to get it up the spout(NO.....not that'up the spout').

So Retlaw, did you ever hear of something that lacked flavour being called 'walla'?
New one on me, the only one I can think of is some one being referred to as a Dhobi Wallah.
Retlaw.

cashman 09-09-2011 23:21
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by garinda (Post 932290)
I used to think it odd that a girl I knew, from the wilds of Yorkshire, called what we'd say was a funfair, a 'feast'.

Until I realised that fairs would have been held on feast day, in days gone by.

Even if they didn't have waltzers, and dodgem cars.

Quite sweet, it's still in usage.
Reminds me of one, "Shes town bike"

jaysay 10-09-2011 08:38
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cashman (Post 932406)
Reminds me of one, "Shes town bike"
Whatever do you mean mr cashman:rolleyes:

talentedbutslow 10-09-2011 19:35
Re: Old local expressions
 
Disparaging terms

A short guy.......he,s gotta stand on threpunce to make fourpence
A useless guy.........he,s neither nowt nor summat

talentedbutslow 10-09-2011 19:37
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cashman (Post 932406)
Reminds me of one, "Shes town bike"
Waits with bated breath for Cashy to explain this term........ :D

garinda 11-09-2011 00:56
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by talentedbutslow (Post 932569)
A useless guy.........he,s neither nowt nor summat
Similarly.

He/she's neither use, nor ornament.

jaysay 11-09-2011 09:26
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by talentedbutslow (Post 932570)
Waits with bated breath for Cashy to explain this term........ :D
Would think its self explanatory TBS:D oh sorry just read your screen name properly:D:D:D

Margaret Pilkington 11-09-2011 14:11
Re: Old local expressions
 
to 'peg eauwt'
Nothing to do with washing...it means to die.

Retlaw 11-09-2011 17:08
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 932705)
to 'peg eauwt'
Nothing to do with washing...it means to die.
Popped is cloggs.
Pushin up Daisies.
Bin un gon un deed.
Ten is ook.
Sling thi ook.
Ears a penny gu an play intut next street.
Slavered.
Tupunce shillin.

Retlaw

jaysay 11-09-2011 17:16
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 932763)
Popped is cloggs.
Pushin up Daisies.
Bin un gon un deed.
Ten is ook.
Sling thi ook.
Ears a penny gu an play intut next street.
Slavered.
Tupunce shillin.

Retlaw
The last ones very appropriate Retlaw:p:p:p

Gremlin 11-09-2011 18:15
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 932395)
New one on me, the only one I can think of is some one being referred to as a Dhobi Wallah.
Retlaw.
That's what we called the chap who did our laundry in the army.

Retlaw 11-09-2011 19:00
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 932765)
The last ones very appropriate Retlaw:p:p:p
A wur thinkin o thee wen rote thad.:tongueout
Retlaw.

mobertol 12-09-2011 21:57
Re: Old local expressions
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 932763)
Popped is cloggs.
Pushin up Daisies.
Bin un gon un deed.
Ten is ook.
Sling thi ook.
Ears a penny gu an play intut next street.
Slavered.
Tupunce shillin.

Retlaw
"Gone hence" -something my mum said this evening!:D


All times are GMT. The time now is 13:52.
Page 25 of 49 « First 15161718192021222324 25 26272829303132333435 Last »
Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.1
© 2003-2013 AccringtonWeb.com